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Anonymous   08-03-2004 at 09:39:01 AM

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Is is it possible to change the way XP Professional recognises and sorts file names when they begin with a number? In my previous system (2000 Pro) for file names that began with single digit numbers we began them with a <space> so that '11' did not come before '2'. XP seems to recognise the file names in a different way which means they are now (in XP) displayed out of order. Eg:

With 2000 Pro: so changed to
1jan04 <space>1jan04
11jan04 <space>2jan04
2jan04 11jan04

With XP
11jan04
<space>1jan04
<space>2jan04

Is there any way we can override the default or do we have to change the names of all our files?
Does this make any sense??
I am not an 'IT person' (as you can probably tell from the way I have worded this question) so please, if anyone out there can help, please avoid using jargon in your reply.

Many thanks
Pippa

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Anonymous   08-03-2004 at 07:26:17 PM
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Yep. Use TweakUI

TweakUI
[+] Explorer
? Use intuitive filename sorting

[[If this is checked the Explorer will sort files so that, for e.g. “File 5”
comes before “File 10” because 5 comes before 10. If this is unchecked then
Explorer will use literal sorting, in which case “File 10” will come before
“File 5” because 1 comes before 5. ]]
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Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] ertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
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Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

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The Sort Order for Files and Folders Whose Names Contain Numerals Is
Different in Windows XP Than It Is in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;319827

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:84EB14A1-DD4C-4CC1-A79D-AE1618D5D481@microsoft.com,
Pippa <Pippa@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Is is it possible to change the way XP Professional recognises and
> sorts file names when they begin with a number? In my previous
> system (2000 Pro) for file names that began with single digit numbers
> we began them with a <space> so that '11' did not come before '2'.
> XP seems to recognise the file names in a different way which means
> they are now (in XP) displayed out of order. Eg:
>
> With 2000 Pro: so changed to
> 1jan04 <space>1jan04
> 11jan04 <space>2jan04
> 2jan04 11jan04
>
> With XP
> 11jan04
> <space>1jan04
> <space>2jan04
>
> Is there any way we can override the default or do we have to change
> the names of all our files?
> Does this make any sense??
> I am not an 'IT person' (as you can probably tell from the way I have
> worded this question) so please, if anyone out there can help, please
> avoid using jargon in your reply.
>
> Many thanks
> Pippa

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Anonymous   08-03-2004 at 02:56:54 PM
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or you can just pu a '0' in front, that's how I do dates
anyway. So it'd be like 01jan04 and that would come
before 11jan04



>-----Original Message-----
>Is is it possible to change the way XP Professional
recognises and sorts file names when they begin with a
number? In my previous system (2000 Pro) for file names
that began with single digit numbers we began them with a
<space> so that '11' did not come before '2'. XP seems
to recognise the file names in a different way which
means they are now (in XP) displayed out of order. Eg:
>
>With 2000 Pro: so changed to
>1jan04 <space>1jan04
>11jan04 <space>2jan04
>2jan04 11jan04
>
>With XP
>11jan04
><space>1jan04
><space>2jan04
>
>Is there any way we can override the default or do we
have to change the names of all our files?
>Does this make any sense??
>I am not an 'IT person' (as you can probably tell from
the way I have worded this question) so please, if anyone
out there can help, please avoid using jargon in your
reply.
>
>Many thanks
>Pippa
>.
>

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