Common dialog boxes display

Have you tried clicking on the Details button (last on the right) and establishing the sort order you want. Then go back to the List button. The sort setting will remain in List mode. I'm not sure that changing the sort setting in one common dialog affects all of them.

Bernard

Naturally, this is working, but the change is not permanent. What I am looking for is how to store this sort option so that it affects every dialog box.

Set up one folder the way you want (including list) and then go to view and select show all folders like this one.

My question is not about folders, but about common dialog boxes. In those boxes, there is no "View Menu".

Get into one of your dialog boxes, right click on a blank space (no icon or filename) and place your mouse over arrange icons and click the item you want eg "by name"

DannoNZ's solution is equivalent to bernfarr's one.
The settings are changed for the current dialog box, but are not stored for all the dialog boxes.

You might try the suggestion at:
  http://www.annoyances.org/win95/win95ann2.html#20

I've not tested it, and it does involve installing something.

I have tried this utility program, but it does not work. Perhaps a specific Win98 version is needed.

Adjusted points to 500

There are one real way out:
format your hard drive and reinstall windows.

It is out of question, I would spend several days in doing that.
I think there must be some other way (registry ?).

jrepetto,

This problem caused your file SYSTEM.1ST on your C:\
directory has been corrupted.

I suggest you to reinstall your WINDOWS98 following this step :
(I think this process not take time too long)

1. Prepare your Win98 CD installer or copy contain that
    Win98     CD installer to specific directory for example :
    C:\W98_INST

2. Delete file : IO.SYS ; MSDOS.SYS ; LOGO.SYS ;
    COMMAND.COM and SYSTEM.1ST on your C:\ directory

3. Move your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS on your C:\
    directory to another directory for example C:\BACK_UP;

4. Run SETUPM.EXE from your Win98 directory installer.

5. Keep your new version of file (.DLL ; .VXD ; or what ever)
     if Win98 installer ask you to replace.

6. After finished, move back AUTOEXEC.BAT and
    CONFIG.SYS from C:\BACK_UP directory to C:\ directory.

7. Reboot your PC once again.

Good Luck !

I followed exactly your procedure. It took me about one hour to install Windows 98 again.
But the problem is still there !!!!!!

JR,

   If you have TweakUI, open it and go to the Repair tab.  Do the repairs and see if it corrects your problem.  If you don't have TweakUI, install it!  It is a great lil program on the win 98 CD.

JR,

   If you have TweakUI, open it and go to the Repair tab.  Do the repairs and see if it corrects your problem.  If you don't have TweakUI, install it!  It is a great lil program on the win 98 CD.

Sorry, the problem has not been corrected by TweakUI.

*smiling*
try this, run defrag, configure it to  sort directories alphabetically then run it on all your drives
*smile*

Road Warrior

Adjusted points to 800

Does not work ...

Well done, rlippert ! It is working. I am very happy, since that problem has been annoying me for several months.

You have deserved the 800 points ...