Hi,
Autoarrange is only available when you are using an icon view setting. List
or Details will not have it as an option.
It can be applied to both Explorer and the Desktop, but you must be using an
icon view settings.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts
http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"On the Bridge" <OntheBridge@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Hello, as far as I know autoarrange applies only to the desktop,
> when I tried doing it inside windows explorer that option is grayed out...
> see screenshot http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8366/ccpp2.jpg
> I dont have autoarrange on the desktop either...
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Perhaps a registry tweak?
>
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23Fd2NqqbIHA.5976@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Have you tried unchecking View/AutoArrange?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "On the Bridge" <OntheBridge@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:47b38517$1@xxxxxx-privat.org... Quote:
>>> Is there a way to disable the auto-refresh of the files of windows
>>> explorer in vista
>>>
>>> this is super duper annoying.. I want a new file when I place it in my
>>> list of stuff to be on the bottom, and not sorted automatically.. IF I
>>> WANT I can press the F5 key.
>>> This was the behaviour of winXP
>>>
>>> so is there a solution to this?
>> >