Windows XP file system?

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I have had Windows XP for less than a week. Before, I had Windows98 and
if I clicked on "arrange icons by name" the files arranged themselves
according to the Dewey decimal system (where, for instance, 12 might
be found just before 123 and long before 2):

0
01
012
0123
..
..
..
1
12
123
..
..
..

2
21
212

This system is used in libraries the world over and works really well.

However, now that I had to install Windows XP, my files appear any
which way and I cannot discover what method is being followed.

Could anyone tell me ?
 
(e-mail address removed) ha escrito:

Postscript:

the alphabetical filing system seems to be working; the spook is in
that Dewey number system.
 
Numbers are sorted first and all of the digits are used.
8def
67xyz
123mno
a7def
a57xyz
a234mno
 
Ron Sommer ha escrito:
Numbers are sorted first and all of the digits are used.
8def
67xyz
123mno
a7def
a57xyz
a234mno
Click to expand...

I wrote yesterday to thank you for your information but maybe did not
send it in correctly.

Thanks again.
 
I forgot to add:

Use TweakUI

TweakUI
[+] Explorer
Use intuitive filename sorting

[[If this is checked the Explorer will sort files so that, for e.g. “File 5”
comes before “File 10” because 5 comes before 10. If this is unchecked then
Explorer will use literal sorting, in which case “File 10” will come before
“File 5” because 1 comes before 5. ]]

Download TweakUI here...

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not
exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including
mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.

Version 2.10 requires Windows XP Service Pack 1 or above or Windows
Server 2003.

Scroll down the right hand side and look for...
Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe

TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe is what you get.

If you have Windows XP without any Service Packs, download Version 2.00.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/
EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
-----

Some good info here...

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

TweakUI for Windows XP - Tips
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/twktips.htm

TweakUI PowerTips
http://weblogs.asp.net/jkey/archive/2003/08/01/22303.aspx

All of those tips at the link above are part of TweakUI.

TweakUI
[+] About
Tips

You can cycle through the tips with the Next Tip and Previous Tip buttons.
But, if you click the Save Tips button, you get Tweak UI Tips.txt which you
can save wherever, with all of the tips in a Notepad file.

TweakUI Registry Settings here...

Microsoft® Windows® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5: Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

All of Ch 5 is included!!
-----

You can also add TweakUI to the Control Panel with
xp_AddTweakUItoControlPanel.vbs from
here...
1. Add XP TweakUI Icon to the Control Panel
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Adds...
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-FC03B2F08C17}
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-FC03B2F08C17}

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Wesley Vogel ha escrito:
I forgot to add:

Use TweakUI

TweakUI
[+] Explorer
Use intuitive filename sorting
Click to expand...

First now I will try to learn what MS says about their file systems,
the access you gave me yesterday. I think that will put me on the right
track.

I do not want to get the service packs; I had to change to Windows XP
Professional in a hurry and installed it from a pirated copy . Now I
am going to get Windows XP Home, but legal, and then I'll see what
updates I need.

Anyway, thanks a lot. My files are not so very large (I am a
translator) and I probably almost any system is good enough, once I
know how to handle it.
 
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