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   XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, alt.windows-xp   
   From: eracars@gmail.com   
      
   On 05/24/10 2:07 PM, ever90321@mypacks.net wrote:   
   > On May 24, 12:58 pm, Bob CP  wrote:   
   >> On 5/24/2010 11:31 AM, ever90...@mypacks.net wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Hello,   
   >>   
   >>> I've done numerous web and usenet searches over the past few days and   
   >>> come up short, and am hoping now to get somebody's input...   
   >>   
   >>> I am not a C programmer, but am looking for a registry or command line   
   >>> technique, or a small 3rd party command line tool that performs the   
   >>> right-click ->    Sort By Name feature on the Windows XP Programs menu.   
   >>> (Or similarly, the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" Control Panel's   
   >>> Sort button.)  It would obviously be helpful if it worked for newer   
   >>> OS's, too.  From what I can tell, there is no built-in way to do this,   
   >>> without performing additional work like rebooting the computer.  I   
   >>> also found a VBS script that does an actual (bubble?) sort on the   
   >>> shortcuts, which is also something I want to avoid.  From using   
   >>> SysInternals' Process Monitor, the best I can tell is that the Sort   
   >>> functionality is built into explorer.exe, but I have no idea if this   
   >>> API call is even exposed for programmers.   
   >>   
   >>> Any suggestions?   
   >>   
   >>> Thanks,   
   >>> Todd   
   >>   
   >> If all else fails, you can make an exe from an Autohotkey script.   
   >   
   >   
   > Or AutoIt?  But this would still involve opening some window, I think,   
   > which is less than professional / ideal.   
      
   Autohotkey has the ability to hide a window too.  Still, a Mickey Mouse   
   solution, but if no one comes up with a better solution...   
      
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