I found this article http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/sql-server-2005-ordered-view-and.html

>Hi all,
>
>Got a weird one here. I create a *simple* view in the SQL 2005 View Designer:
>

>SELECT ALL
>guiUniqueID, chvCollectionKey, chvCaption, chvClassLibrary,
>chvClassName, chvParentNode, inyNodeLevel, insNodeSequence, 
>inyNodePlacement, bitExternalProcess, dtmCreated, chvCreator, dtmUpdated, chvUpdater
>FROM Control.TreeViewNodes
>ORDER BY inyNodeLevel, insNodeSequence
>

>When I execute the code in the View Designer, all is well. However, when I execute the view from either a query or by right-clicking the view name and choosing Open View, the ORDER BY clause does not function correctly. I get the correct quantity and selection of rows that I expect -- they're just not in the correct order.
>
>What stupidly simple thing am I doing wrong here?
>
>TIA,