Open dialog box

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Robert Feinman

How do I get the open dialog box in programs like Firefox to
"remember" my folder settings. I can customize a folder so that
it displays as details sorted by filename, but when I open the
same folder in a program the file panel shows some random ordering.
I can right click in the display and have the files resorted by
name but this preference is lost as soon as I close the dialog box.

Is there a way to set this, either by program or by folder as there
is with the desktop explorer? Thanks...
 
Restore Sort order in Open and Save dialogs
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_opensaveorder.htm

Or...

[[To resolve this behavior, reset the default sort order:
1. Right-click Start, click Explore and then click drive C.
2. On the View menu, click Details.
3. Click the Name column to sort items by name, press and hold down the CTRL
key, and thenquit Windows Explorer by clicking Close in the upper-right
corner of the screen.
4. Release the CTRL key.
5. Restart your computer.

NOTE: You must perform these steps exactly as they are listed. For example,
do not quit Windows Explorer by clicking Exit on the File menu. ]]
from...
Items in "Open" and "Save As" Dialog Boxes Sorted Incorrectly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229070

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
If you want a more comprehensice tool (free) that allows you to create your
own Dialog window for each application (each application remembers previous
setting):

File-EX from www.cottonwoodsw.com

I use it and it has a lot of configuration options and it's free.
 
Robert said:
How do I get the open dialog box in programs like Firefox to
"remember" my folder settings. I can customize a folder so that
it displays as details sorted by filename, but when I open the
same folder in a program the file panel shows some random ordering.
I can right click in the display and have the files resorted by
name but this preference is lost as soon as I close the dialog box.

Is there a way to set this, either by program or by folder as there
is with the desktop explorer? Thanks...
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http://robertdfeinman.com
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The Control key technique in Explorer didn't do anything. I can't tell
if the registry
changes did anything either.

File-Ex is no longer free, I haven't tried it yet. It probably does the
trick, but seems
like more than I really need. I just want the open dialog sort order to
"stick".
 
There are two parts to File-Ex. The free part is basic stuff that provides
what you are looking for.

The other thing you may try is CCleaner, and cleanout the MRU lists.
 
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