Uploader file selector is inverted

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DellXPuser

In any browser (Firefox, Chrome, IE), whenever I attempt to select a file from my PC to upload, it displays all files in reverse alphabetical order (i.e., Z to A, in stead of A to Z). Even if I re-sort the files in alpha order from A to Z, any subfolder I go into is also in reverse order. And even if I re-sort the subfolders, the next time I click the file upload button, it presents all files in reverse alpha order again.

I have also deleted ALL cookies and ALL cache in my browser, which failed to solve the problem.

Some examples of when this happens:
In Gmail when seeking to attach a file to an email.
In Picassa web photo albums when seeking to select a file to upload.
In my blog, whenever I attempt to upload a an image file to my blog.
In my web account with my utility company, seeking to save my PDF bill to my computer.
In any application on a browser when selecting file to upload or download to a specific location on my computer.

The problem is only happening on my Dell PC running XP, and in all the years I have used XP, it has never happened until about 6 days ago. I am not having this issue on any of my laptops, which are all running XP.

In Windows Explorer, all files always appear arranged properly in their usual alpha order that I always keep them in. There is no issue in Windows Explorer.
 
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https://social.technet.microsoft.co...l-order-in-open-dialog-box-xp?forum=itproxpsp

2 solutions here, read through the whole thread and try the folder options first and then the registry fix.

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ensure your system is clean,

what is your current antivirus??

run Malwarebytes free until it comes back clean rebooting as necessary

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run checkdisk at least twice with the /r parameter and run until no errors are found/and fixed.:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us
How to perform checkdisk

if you do not have Recovery Console installed, then run from the start menu

go to start, run, type in cmd

in cmd type in chkdsk c: /r and press enter

type Y for yes and press enter

type exit and press enter

restart pc, allow checkdisk to finish and run again

this is a lengthy process depending on the size of your harddrive, the percentages will fluctuate, this is normal, you can view report in the event viewer.

go to start>run> and type in eventvwr.msc, click on the applications directory, and in the right hand panel choose winlogon.
 
Hi, thanks! The first link worked, and made the problem disappear, which is the following fix:

copy and paste this to notepad, then in the "file" "save as" change save as type to "All files" and name it anything as long as the extension is .reg , then double click the file and when prompted choose "merge". Text to paste is below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"ShellState"=hex:24,00,00,00,33,80,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
01,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
 
when you say checkdisk for the /r, what does that mean? I see your instructions and I know what the c drive is, but what is /r?

When you say it is lengthy, do you mean like more than 1 hour? Or could I expect it to take an hour or less?
 
Thank you so much. The links are very helpful. On the wikihow one, it says, "Use the /f switch to automatically repair file system errors, type: chkdsk /f </switch></switch><switch><switch>(Enter)." Then it says "Use the /r switch to repair file system errors and scan for and recover bad sectors, type: chkdsk /r </switch></switch><switch><switch>(Enter)." I am not sure which one to do, whether /f or /r. Contrary to what you said, both seem to repair errors.
 
Always use /r, it is lengthy but very thorough.

the wiki link is ok but not as good as the other link.

you can type in chkdsk /? in cmd prompt and it will give you a list of parameters.

you can do this with any command.

type in help then press enter and all the commands available will scroll through.
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depending on whether you are running checkdisk from within windows or from the recovery console

determines which you will use.
 
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Elizabeth, this is VERY helpful info. Thanks. And may I assume that in the Wikihow article, I can ignore the parts where it repeatedly says "</switch></switch><switch><switch>". May I assume that was some kind of typo and I don't have to type all that into the CMD prompt?
 
no, you would only type that in depending on how many parameters you are entering,

/switch would be equal to /r, you can read about different switches for chkdsk, but the only one I have ever needed is /r

"</switch></switch><switch><switch>" these are just to show examples, depicting 4 different parameters for the desired command to perform.
 
Ok, got it. So I will not type the switch command, and simply check C disk for /r. Thanks. I appreciate it. Will I need to be in front of my PC throughout the procedure, or will it all be performed automatically once I initiate the process?
 
if you go through cmd prompt, when you restart your pc , chkdsk will run, and then reboot automatically,

if you are going through the recovery console, you must type in exit then press enter and the pc will reboot.

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if you do not have Recovery Console installed, then run from the start menu

go to start, run, type in cmd

in cmd type in chkdsk c: /r and press enter

type Y for yes and press enter

type exit and press enter

restart pc, allow checkdisk to finish and run again

this is a lengthy process depending on the size of your harddrive, the percentages will fluctuate, this is normal, you can view report in the event viewer.

go to start>run> and type in eventvwr.msc, click on the applications directory, and in the right hand panel choose winlogon.
 
Ok, so I ran the check disk in /f and then looked at event viewer. I found the winlogon and here is partly what it says:
Cleaning up minor inconsistencies on the drive.
Cleaning up 4626 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 4626 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 4626 unused security descriptors.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

0 KB in bad sectors.
 
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it will not find and fix any errors on the drive, if you do not use the /r parameter, run that and see what the report says then,

the index entries are from deleting or creating files, looks like you had quite a few, :)
 
Ok, I see now that you told me "Always use /r," but for whatever reason, probably the Wikihow article's steps, I used the /f. It did take a long time, maybe over a hour, but I will run this again. Thanks.
 
Elizabeth, I ran the chkdsk /r and got the following results (not including impertinent info that I choose not to post here about disk size etc:

Cleaning up minor inconsistencies on the drive.
Cleaning up 13 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 13 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 13 unused security descriptors.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
Usn Journal verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
Free space verification is complete.
0 KB in bad sectors.
 
great work, it is a good thing to run chkdsk every now and then, especially after an ungraceful shutdown, the report looks good, if at any time it ever says XX KB in bad sectors, then it will be time to start looking for a new drive. :)
 
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