Trying again: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 6:25 PM Subject: OT: Damn Windows!
> Dear friends, > I've got a silly problem with Windows 98, and I hope someboby will be able > to suggest me a solution. In case, please reply me off-list. > When I browse through folders and files using explorer, all files are sorted > as I like (e.g. alphabetical order). > > When I have to either open or import a file from inside a running software, > the possible files are always shown sorted in reverse order of their > respective date/time, which is useless for finding the proper file to import > into PageMaker (typical application). > So I have to sort the files before I can start looking for the file I need. > This happens every time, so in case I have to import 200 images into a > PageMaker file I have to sort files 200 times! > This strange behaviour has started after I re-installed Windows 98 on a new > bigger hard-disk. > > Any idea about how replacing the damn "auto-reverse-date-sorting" with a > useful file name sorting? I repeat, the problem happens only when browsing > through files within active applications. > > Thanks, > > Dario >
