Save, save as and open - details and ordering

[Broni]

I think, I found something: http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=162

go into Windows Explorer and open a folder such as My Documents. Now choose View|Details. Along the top of the file listing area, you see Name, Type, Size, Modified. If you click any one of these, it will change how your files are sorted in the list. For example, you click Modified to sort your files by the date they were modified.

Now...here's the part that made Windows save this sorting information everywhere. Hold down the Ctrl key and click the X in the upper right-hand corner of the Window to close it. Now whenever you run a Windows application that uses the File Open, Save, or Save As dialog boxes, the files are listed in Date Modified order rather than Alphabetically.

[ChrisXPPro]

Broni - many thx for your attention and research ........ now you mention the ctrl+close move, I remember that from the past.

I seem to recall that is never seemed to work but I tried it just now on a couple of save and open dialog boxes, in hopes -  and again -  it failed!    This was following a fresh boot too.

Oh well - puzzling ...... seems I might be SOL unless there is something else.  The string you found in registry is hard to interpret and so equally hard to see how to make any safe or useful tweak.

Thx again tho - much appreciated.    I'll keep looking.

[Broni]

I hoped, it was gonna work...hmmmmm
I'm not any good with hex codes, so maybe someone else with a knowledge in that department will chime in.

On second thought, regarding that hex code, you may try to post at: http://discussions.virtualdr.com/index.php. Mention my name, and ask for help from SpywareDr. He's really good at it.

[ChrisXPPro]

Thx broni - right now, having registered - the next page is not finishing loading!!  A refresh seemed to help.

I'll make a post there.

[Broni]

Let me know

[ChrisXPPro]

My post there is - http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?p=1241108#post1241108