Try this. Start to 'rename' a few in the first group and then a few in the
last group, and see if any of then start with a space or non-alpha-numeric
character, such as a period or apostrophe.
KB
"Tony Vella" <tony.vella@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> How does one get Vista Home Premium to sort the icons on my desktop by
> name (alpha order). My Vista's idea of alpha order is: a b c c f f j m a
> c c c c c c e g g m o o o o r r s w. I can ask it 20 times and they will
> always come out in this sequence. Veeerrry interesting ! But annoying.
> All help appreciated. Regards.
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> Tony Vella, Ottawa, Canada
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