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Terry Pinnell - 25 Mar 2007 12:00 GMT

XP has for some reason I've never fathomed changed the default sort
order from previous versions. So I am trying to implement the
instructions here
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=319827
to make a registry change to revert back to the (IMO) much more
logical sequence.

However, I've come across a puzzle. The instructions advise on making
a new DWORD entry, NoStrCmpLogical, with Value = 1. But I already have
a NoStrCmpLogical entry. No problem I thought, I'll just use Modify to
change it. But my existing entry is not a DWORD. It looks like this:
NoStrCmpLogical REG_BINARY 01 00 00 00
And when I try to modify it, in the Value box I see a very strange
looking entry, like this:
0000 01 00 00 00 ....
and I've left it alone for now.

Can someone clarify please?

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Dave Patrick - 25 Mar 2007 15:27 GMT

I'd delete the BINARY type and create a new DWORD

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> XP has for some reason I've never fathomed changed the default sort
> order from previous versions. So I am trying to implement the
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Keith Miller MVP - 25 Mar 2007 16:36 GMT

A DWORD of 00000001 is equivalent to a binary value of 01 00 00 00.

It's called little endian. More than you probably want to know can be found
here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness

So essentially, you already have the correct value.

In the Edit Binary dialog, there are three columns. The first shows offset
of the first byte in the row: '0000', the second shows the bytes: '00 00 00
00', and the third shows an ASCII representation of the bytes: '....'.

Binary vs. Dword shouldn't make a difference for this value, but just to be
sure, you can delete the current Binary value & recreate it as a Dword.

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> XP has for some reason I've never fathomed changed the default sort
> order from previous versions. So I am trying to implement the
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Terry Pinnell - 25 Mar 2007 23:34 GMT

>A DWORD of 00000001 is equivalent to a binary value of 01 00 00 00.
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>Binary vs. Dword shouldn't make a difference for this value, but just to be
>sure, you can delete the current Binary value & recreate it as a Dword.

Thanks Keith, very helpful.

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Kelly - 26 Mar 2007 19:52 GMT

Added info:

Correcting Windows XP Sort Order
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#so

Incorrect Sort Order in Windows Explorer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q318872

The sorting method is changed in Windows XP. The method that is used for
sorting is described at the following MSDN Web site: StrCmpLogicalW Function

Change the Sort Order Back to W2K Style (Line 107)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

Added info:

Sort All by Alphabet - Start Menu and Fav's (Line 196)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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> XP has for some reason I've never fathomed changed the default sort
> order from previous versions. So I am trying to implement the
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> Can someone clarify please?

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Keith Miller MVP - 26 Mar 2007 21:59 GMT

So good to see your sig!!!! :-)

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Kelly - 27 Mar 2007 19:43 GMT

Thank you and welcome to DTS. :o)

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Keith Miller MVP - 27 Mar 2007 21:48 GMT

Thanks.

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Terry Pinnell - 27 Mar 2007 09:14 GMT

>Added info:
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>Sort All by Alphabet - Start Menu and Fav's (Line 196)
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Many thanks, Kelly, very helpful.

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Kelly - 27 Mar 2007 19:43 GMT

Most welcome, Terry.

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