start menu not sorted in XP SP2

[ernie diaz]

I'm not having any problems with sp2 but one severe annoyance. When a new
program is installed, it will show up on the start menu, appended to the end
of the list, rather than sorted alphabetically. I know how to fix it so that
it DOES sort aphabetically but why the hell does it happen and should I be
concerned? Has anyone else seen this? I've noticed that it happens with my
slipstreamed version of windows xp pro and simply after I update through
windows update.

[Mike H]

Yepper.. no doubt about it.. having to right click and 'sort by name' is a
real annoyance.. I am in two minds to switch to Linux or go back to Windows
3.11 or DOS 3.3.. NOT.. :)



"ernie diaz" > wrote in message
. ..
> I'm not having any problems with sp2 but one severe annoyance. When a new
> program is installed, it will show up on the start menu, appended to the
> end
> of the list, rather than sorted alphabetically. I know how to fix it so
> that
> it DOES sort aphabetically but why the hell does it happen and should I be
> concerned? Has anyone else seen this? I've noticed that it happens with my
> slipstreamed version of windows xp pro and simply after I update through
> windows update.
>
>

[Kelly]

Not a biggie, Ernie, considering..... :o)

Sort All by Alphabet - Start Menu and Favorites (line 196)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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


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"ernie diaz" > wrote in message
. ..
> I'm not having any problems with sp2 but one severe annoyance. When a new
> program is installed, it will show up on the start menu, appended to the
> end
> of the list, rather than sorted alphabetically. I know how to fix it so
> that
> it DOES sort aphabetically but why the hell does it happen and should I be
> concerned? Has anyone else seen this? I've noticed that it happens with my
> slipstreamed version of windows xp pro and simply after I update through
> windows update.
>
>

[Rock]

ernie diaz wrote:

> I'm not having any problems with sp2 but one severe annoyance. When a new
> program is installed, it will show up on the start menu, appended to the end
> of the list, rather than sorted alphabetically. I know how to fix it so that
> it DOES sort aphabetically but why the hell does it happen and should I be
> concerned? Has anyone else seen this? I've noticed that it happens with my
> slipstreamed version of windows xp pro and simply after I update through
> windows update.
>
>

It is brutal to have to right click and then left click on sort by name
when a new program is added.

[Kelly]

You just never know, Rock. <w>

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2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
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"Rock" > wrote in message
...
> ernie diaz wrote:
>
>> I'm not having any problems with sp2 but one severe annoyance. When a new
>> program is installed, it will show up on the start menu, appended to the
>> end of the list, rather than sorted alphabetically. I know how to fix it
>> so that it DOES sort aphabetically but why the hell does it happen and
>> should I be concerned? Has anyone else seen this? I've noticed that it
>> happens with my slipstreamed version of windows xp pro and simply after I
>> update through windows update.
>
> It is brutal to have to right click and then left click on sort by name
> when a new program is added.
>