Sorting files in numerical order in Windows 2000

[Tommy]

This is something I haven't found out how to fix on Windows 2000, but I've found how to reverse what I'd like to do to Windows 2000 from Windows XP+

What I want to do is sort files in numerical order so when I click on sort by name, instead of files being sorted like this: 1, 10, 2, 20, 3, 30, I want them to be sorted like this: 1, 2, 3....10....20....30, is there a way I can make Windows 2000 sort files like that instead of the default way?

Edited April 3, 2012 by SearanoX

[Yzöwl]

Name the files properly with a leading zero, (01, 02, 03, ..., 10, ..., 20, ..., 30, ...)

[tomasz86]

M$ only gives instructions how to change XP/2K3 sorting style to the 2K one:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319827

It's probably not possible to do the reverse thing in Windows 2000 :/

[blackwingcat]

I tried to embed XP style sort on Windows 2000 Ex-Kernel

It is shell32.dll function.

M$ only gives instructions how to change XP/2K3 sorting style to the 2K one:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319827

It's probably not possible to do the reverse thing in Windows 2000 :/

[Tommy]

You are so awesome blackwingcat! Is this available now or when you release your new kernel version? Thanks everyone else for their tips too!

[bphlpt]

Once implemented in the kernel, I wonder whether the registry setting that tomasz86 pointed to will work so that you would have the option to switch back and forth if desired? Can't imagine that you would want to, but just wondering...

Cheers and Regards

Edited April 7, 2012 by bphlpt

[Tommy]

I saw he had it posted on his blog, and I think he said you could but I can't remember off hand exactly.