>I don't know where else the should go so I'll start here.
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>While in VFP6 sp4, NT4 sp5 (I think), on a Novell network....
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>If I go to the main menubar in VFP and I FILE|OPEN I get a dialog box where I can pick "stuff." In the pick area the files shown are no longer sorted alphabetically but rather chronologically. Seems to be focused in Foxpro, I don't see this behavior in other applications.
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>(I can re-order the files but the settings don't stick. Also this happens in all the Fox dialogs, this just seemed easiest to get to..)
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>Seems like a registry setting got hit but I don't know which or how. Anyone?
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>Thanks!

Right click in the file area and select Arrange Icons/Name from the context menu. That should fix it.