It is the favs "add to" menu that doesn't match the favs menu order.

"Daniel Crichton" wrote:

> Lansonman wrote on Thu, 2 Nov 2006 06:55:02 -0800:
>
> > When you add an item to Favorites, the list of 'destinations' should be
> > presented in alphabetical order. It is confusing - it's unexpected - and
> > takes too long to find the correct place with the seemingly random order
> > currently presented.
>
> They are listed in the order added. To resort them, right click on the
> favourites list - for instance, choosing Sort By Name will sort them
> alphabetically.
>
> Dan
>
>
>

Hi,
Windows XP or Vista?

Possible solutions:
1. Browse to the Favorites folder at (in XP) C:\Documents and
settings\username\Favorites. Right-click in that folder and choose Arrange
by name. In Vista the folder is at C:\Users\username\Favorites.

2. Create a System Restore point or backup the registry
322756- How to back up, edit, and restore the registry in Windows:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;322756
Copy the text below (between the dotted lines) and paste in into a new text
(Notepad) document. Save it as "reset favorites order.txt". Rename that file
to "reset favorites order.reg" Right-click> merge that file. Restart the
computer.

- - - - - - - - - -
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\MenuO
rder\Favorites]

- - - - - - - - - -

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


"Love Music" <LoveMusic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C5B62D42-5607-42C7-B79A-1290F014165D@microsoft.com...
> It is the favs "add to" menu that doesn't match the favs menu order.

> "Daniel Crichton" wrote:
> > They are listed in the order added. To resort them, right click on the
> > favourites list - for instance, choosing Sort By Name will sort them
> > alphabetically.

> > Lansonman wrote on Thu, 2 Nov 2006 06:55:02 -0800:
> >
> > > When you add an item to Favorites, the list of 'destinations' should
be
> > > presented in alphabetical order. It is confusing - it's unexpected -
and
> > > takes too long to find the correct place with the seemingly random
order
> > > currently presented.

Why did you dig up one of my replies from almost 2 years ago to respond to?

Dan


"Love Music" <LoveMusic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> It is the favs "add to" menu that doesn't match the favs menu order.
>
> "Daniel Crichton" wrote:
>
>> Lansonman wrote on Thu, 2 Nov 2006 06:55:02 -0800:
>>
>> > When you add an item to Favorites, the list of 'destinations' should be
>> > presented in alphabetical order. It is confusing - it's unexpected -
>> > and
>> > takes too long to find the correct place with the seemingly random
>> > order
>> > currently presented.
>>
>> They are listed in the order added. To resort them, right click on the
>> favourites list - for instance, choosing Sort By Name will sort them
>> alphabetically.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>

It happens fairly often when a web search leads to a thread in the Microsoft
"communities" (newsgroups to you and me.) The good news is that Love Music
tried a search before posting the question. ;-)

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...plorer.general

Don

"Dan" <news@worldofspack.com> wrote in message
news:86169EC2-2E36-4C80-AFC2-34C4883D697C@microsoft.com...
> Why did you dig up one of my replies from almost 2 years ago to respond
to?
>
> Dan

> "Love Music" <LoveMusic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5B62D42-5607-42C7-B79A-1290F014165D@microsoft.com...
> > It is the favs "add to" menu that doesn't match the favs menu order.
> >
> > "Daniel Crichton" wrote:
> >
> >> Lansonman wrote on Thu, 2 Nov 2006 06:55:02 -0800:
> >>
> >> > When you add an item to Favorites, the list of 'destinations' should
be
> >> > presented in alphabetical order. It is confusing - it's
unexpected -
> >> > and
> >> > takes too long to find the correct place with the seemingly random
> >> > order
> >> > currently presented.
> >>
> >> They are listed in the order added. To resort them, right click on the
> >> favourites list - for instance, choosing Sort By Name will sort them
> >> alphabetically.
> >>
> >> Dan