As Darren suggested, you can click on the header and rearrange the files
into alphabetical order.  When you exit the explorer, it *should* remember
your settings.   But as your initial message says, you have already done
that several times.

The settings for the explorer are in the system registry.  I looked at the
explorer section, and have a few ideas, but I found nothing clearly
labeled "Sort by".  If the changes are not "sticking", try using the
Registry Cleaner before you open the explorer.  If you want to experiment
around in the registry (but I don't advise it), the main  key is:
HKEY LOCAL MACHINE
     -- SOFTWARE
           -- MICROSOFT
                -- WINDOWS
                   -- EXPLORER

Jim Meagher
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-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Page <[log in to unmask]>


>Click on the grey part of the title bar where it says "Name". If you
click
>again in the same spot, it will reverse the order in which explorer lists
>the files (i.e. from z to a)
>
>Darren K. Page
>
>
>> It........ now
>> sorts files by type instead and cannot get it to go permanently back to
>> name mode again.
>>
>> I open Windows Explorer and all the files are sorted by type.  I change
it
>> to sort by name again.  I close Windows Explorer.  I open Windows
Explorer
>> and all the files are sorted by type again.
>>

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