Well I dunno, I've tested this on Windows 2k, XP Home and XP Pro and cannot get the settings to change even after reboots. Which Operating System are you using?
I've attached some pics for you to have a look at.
Pic-1 shows the folder open and View clicked on. Details is bulleted as is Type in Arrange icons by. Files are shown arranged by Type with Type in Col-1, Name in Col-2 and Date Created in Col-3.
Pic-2 shows the screen after R.Click on any column header. The drop-down shows which columns will be displayed. More is at the bottom of the drop-down.
Pic-3 shows the screen after clicking More. The checked boxes show the sequence of columns L to R.
Pic-4 shows the screen after R.Click on any column header and changing the column sequence to show the Name in the LH column. Note: files are still sorted by Type.
Can you post some images to show what results you get?
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