Links don't retain order after shutdown

After organizing my links in my favorites list (whether it was particularly
or alphabetically-I tried both), closing the browser and then opening it up
again, I checked my links folder and they're all out of order.

My guess is that I messed with regedit one to many times but the reason I
messed with it was to try to fix this problem which I thought I did fix but
here it is again and I have no idea how I actually fixed... oh wait let me
try System Restore.

In the mean time, does anyone have any ideas?

Nevermind. I figured it out.

I went to the regedit (Start Menu>Run) and all the way to the Favorites
MenuOrder folder
(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites)
but instead of being an idiot and only deleting the the Order file for the
Favorites I deleted the one in Links too. :-P

"solarfog" wrote:

> After organizing my links in my favorites list (whether it was particularly
> or alphabetically-I tried both), closing the browser and then opening it up
> again, I checked my links folder and they're all out of order.
>
> My guess is that I messed with regedit one to many times but the reason I
> messed with it was to try to fix this problem which I thought I did fix but
> here it is again and I have no idea how I actually fixed... oh wait let me
> try System Restore.
>
> In the mean time, does anyone have any ideas?

Oh wait, it's not working. I guess I jumped the gun there.

Okay, to the Way-Back Machine! :-D

"solarfog" wrote:

> Nevermind. I figured it out.
>
> I went to the regedit (Start Menu>Run) and all the way to the Favorites
> MenuOrder folder
> (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites)
> but instead of being an idiot and only deleting the the Order file for the
> Favorites I deleted the one in Links too. :-P
>
> "solarfog" wrote:
>
> > After organizing my links in my favorites list (whether it was particularly
> > or alphabetically-I tried both), closing the browser and then opening it up
> > again, I checked my links folder and they're all out of order.
> >
> > My guess is that I messed with regedit one to many times but the reason I
> > messed with it was to try to fix this problem which I thought I did fix but
> > here it is again and I have no idea how I actually fixed... oh wait let me
> > try System Restore.
> >
> > In the mean time, does anyone have any ideas?

Hi,
It's been my experience that IE *will* eventually put Favorites in
alphabetical order, whether you want it to or not. ;-)

When right-clicking to "Sort by name," do it from the standard, default
Favorites button on the IE toolbar or from Start> Favorites- not the button
that opens a Favorites pane (Explorer Bar)

Deleting this key
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\
MenuOrder\Favorites]
should have put all favorites in alphabetical order. You may be having
problems because there are too many favorites in one or more folders.
See:
259735 - Favorites May Not Sort in Alphabetical Order
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=259735

Try creating more folders within Favorites. This will also cut down on
scrolling and make individual shortcuts easier to find.
- -
Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"solarfog" <solarfog[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE50320C-3EB3-4D0C-AB10-F04C60B09A19@microsoft.com...
> Oh wait, it's not working. I guess I jumped the gun there.
>
> Okay, to the Way-Back Machine! :-D


> "solarfog" wrote:
>
> > Nevermind. I figured it out.
> >
> > I went to the regedit (Start Menu>Run) and all the way to the Favorites
> > MenuOrder folder
> >
(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\MenuOr
der\Favorites)
> > but instead of being an idiot and only deleting the the Order file for
the
> > Favorites I deleted the one in Links too. :-P


> > "solarfog" wrote:
> >
> > > After organizing my links in my favorites list (whether it was
particularly
> > > or alphabetically-I tried both), closing the browser and then opening
it up
> > > again, I checked my links folder and they're all out of order.
> > >
> > > My guess is that I messed with regedit one to many times but the
reason I
> > > messed with it was to try to fix this problem which I thought I did
fix but
> > > here it is again and I have no idea how I actually fixed... oh wait
let me
> > > try System Restore.
> > >
> > > In the mean time, does anyone have any ideas?

>>When right-clicking to "Sort by name," do it from the standard, default
Favorites button on the IE toolbar or from Start> Favorites- not the button
that opens a Favorites pane (Explorer Bar)<<

Only way I know how to "Sort by Name" is from the IE Menu Bar, I think it's
called (File Edit View Favorites Tools Help). Is that the place you mean?

>>Deleting this key
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\
MenuOrder\Favorites]
should have put all favorites in alphabetical order.<<

I can sort alphabetically. Although, not by that process. It just does stay
that way when I close IE and come back.

Anyway, after trying a System Restore and failed I gave up on IE and I'm now
using Mozilla Firefox and it pretty good so far.


"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> It's been my experience that IE *will* eventually put Favorites in
> alphabetical order, whether you want it to or not. ;-)
>
> When right-clicking to "Sort by name," do it from the standard, default
> Favorites button on the IE toolbar or from Start> Favorites- not the button
> that opens a Favorites pane (Explorer Bar)
>
> Deleting this key
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\
> MenuOrder\Favorites]
> should have put all favorites in alphabetical order. You may be having
> problems because there are too many favorites in one or more folders.
> See:
> 259735 - Favorites May Not Sort in Alphabetical Order
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=259735
>
> Try creating more folders within Favorites. This will also cut down on
> scrolling and make individual shortcuts easier to find.
> - -
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "solarfog" <solarfog[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AE50320C-3EB3-4D0C-AB10-F04C60B09A19@microsoft.com...
> > Oh wait, it's not working. I guess I jumped the gun there.
> >
> > Okay, to the Way-Back Machine! :-D
>
>
> > "solarfog" wrote:
> >
> > > Nevermind. I figured it out.
> > >
> > > I went to the regedit (Start Menu>Run) and all the way to the Favorites
> > > MenuOrder folder
> > >
> (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\MenuOr
> der\Favorites)
> > > but instead of being an idiot and only deleting the the Order file for
> the
> > > Favorites I deleted the one in Links too. :-P
>
>
> > > "solarfog" wrote:
> > >
> > > > After organizing my links in my favorites list (whether it was
> particularly
> > > > or alphabetically-I tried both), closing the browser and then opening
> it up
> > > > again, I checked my links folder and they're all out of order.
> > > >
> > > > My guess is that I messed with regedit one to many times but the
> reason I
> > > > messed with it was to try to fix this problem which I thought I did
> fix but
> > > > here it is again and I have no idea how I actually fixed... oh wait
> let me
> > > > try System Restore.
> > > >
> > > > In the mean time, does anyone have any ideas?
>
>