When I select Arrange Icons By Name on my Windows XP desktop, it sorts them alphabetically as it should, but it seperates them into 3 groups:
* Recycle Bin (a 4th “group”- it is always the 1st icon)
* Group 1 – Shortcuts created automatically during program installations. Sorted A-Z.
* Group 2 – Folders I created on the desktop (not shortcuts to folders but real folders). Sorted A-Z after Group 1.
* Group 3 – Shortcuts I created to files and folders. Also files I created on the desktop (not shortcuts to files but real files). Sorted A-Z after Group 2.
So when I’m looking for something on my desktop, I have to scan through three different A-Z groups. Since I have lots of icons, it is difficult to find the one I want.
I can’t see any difference in the icon’s properties between say a shortcut I created and one created automatically during program installation. There may be some hidden property that Windows can see but I can’t.
Is there a way I can get Windows to sort *all* my icons in a single A-Z list?
I have Windows XP SP 2 and IE 7.0.