Permanent autoarrange in Start Menu!

[Brando569]

is there any way to easily change this to sort it alpahbetically?

[Sgt_Strider]

You could create a file called "MenuOrder.reg" in your windows directory (or \$OEM$\$$\ directory), like this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"MenuOrder"="regedit /s menuorder.reg"

, then add the following line to CMDLINES.TXT like so:

"regedit /s menuorder.reg"

Not only will it clear the start menu order, it will also sort the favorites menu.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It's clear the start menu order or you mean rearrange it alphabetically? Will this method work if I place it in my registry tweaks file or I will need to make it separate? Don't you mean $1 instead of $$ for the location?

[matthewk]

Is there a way to sort the desktop icons alphabetically as well? Thanks

[idbirch2]

PryGuy's vbs script worked fine for me but it's had the unwanted side-effect of auto arranging my favourites in Internet Explorer - I don't like that. I don't want to have to run my disc again as I've spent a while setting a few things up - can anyone tell me how to reverse this without reinstalling minus the VBS script?

Cheers.

[DigeratiPrime]

by the way it hasnt been mentioned here yet, but an easy way to sort the Start Menu alphabetically and recursively is with CCleaner (freeware). Its a great little program, and you could set it to run at startup or right click on the recycle bin.

[dougiefresh]

Sorry about the delay. My job has been trying to kill me by making me work long hours 6 and 7 days a week. It's a proverbal (and literal if you let it) killer job out in the summer heat. Anyway, I hope the following answers help. Here we go:

@Sgt_Strider:

It's clear the start menu order or you mean rearrange it alphabetically? Will this method work if I place it in my registry tweaks file or I will need to make it separate? Don't you mean $1 instead of $$ for the location?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This registry tweak arranges the start menu (as well as the favorites list, I think) alphabetically when the computer boots or the user logs on again from the log-in screen. You are correct, it should be $$ instead of $1. Also, you probably should use this registry file in the $OEM$\$$ folder:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder]

and the following lines in your registry tweak file:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"MenuOrder"="regedit /s menuorder.reg"

@oneless:

another related question.

can i sort silent in some way the APPlications folder ?

start Menu -->

    --> All Programs -->

        --> APPlications -->

            --> .. i keep here all links to my applications silently installed with WPI .

            -->

            -->

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I would think so. If you can delete the menuorder, it should (and I empathize SHOULD) stand to reason that you can force a particular order. Try this: once you've set up your Start Menu the way you like it, go into RegEdit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERS, Software, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, Explorer, MenuOrder. Export the key you are at to a file. You should then be able to apply these settings by modifying the "REGEDIT /S" line with the filename that you exported the settings to.

@Matthewk:

Is there a way to sort the desktop icons alphabetically as well? Thanks

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Not sure about the desktop icons. When I navigated to that registry key, I did not see a subkey for the desktop. I would guess that the key is somewhere in the registry. I'll see if I can find the settings on my computer.

@Msfn11:

if you actually go to menuorder registry to edit permission, what kind of permission will you give to user and system.? READ only.?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Huh? You can do that? How, pray tell! Maybe we can get rid of this menu order clearing garbage!!! (EDIT: via registry files, I mean!)

Edited July 2, 2005 by dougiefresh

[Stalkie]

Hi everone

I know this thread is getting old, but I would just mention what I did.

I don't like having extra files laying around if they aren't needed. So I just added this to my tweaks.reg

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Run]
"AlphaMenuOrder"="CMD /C REG DELETE HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Explorer\MenuOrder /f"

[Brando569]

@Msfn11:

QUOTE(msfn11 @ Jun 6 2005, 11:44 AM)

if you actually go to menuorder registry to edit permission, what kind of permission will you give to user and system.? READ only.?

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Huh? You can do that? How, pray tell! Maybe we can get rid of this menu order clearing garbage!!! (EDIT: via registry files, I mean!)

right click on the key and select permissions. i found a hack for this once that actually worked it kept it alphabetized but i cant remember what to do....

[muiz]

sorry for kicking up an old topic, but i still cant get it to work