[SEL] OT... need some computer advice for Windows XP

[Richard Strobel]

Have the same problem Curt,  It's renamed everyone of my jpegs...aarrrghhh

Good Luck and I'll do some reading tonight...aaarrghh again

RickinMt.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
To: "SEL" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 1:55 PM
Subject: [SEL] OT... need some computer advice for Windows XP


> Guy and gals,
> I need some assistance with a problem I am having with how Windoze XP 
> lists directories of files. Got new computers here and so I've trying to 
> learn XP after years of running 98.
> 
> Have found a XP glitch that is creating a bit of havoc for us. In both 
> explorer and the cad programs, XP is arranging the numbered files 
> differently than did 98.
> 
> In 98 we would save drawings as a 3 digit number with no revision but 
> with a description. And the revisions, a 5 digit number with no 
> description would fall underneath. Such as:
> 
> 235 Feed Roll
> 23501
> 23502
> 23503
> 236 Timing shaft
> 23601
> 23602
> 237 Belt drive assy
> 23701
> 
> However in XP it is showing directories as:
> 
> 235 Feed Roll
> 236 Timing Shaft
> 237 Belt drive assy
> 23501
> 23501
> 23503
> 23601
> 23602
> 23701
> 
> As you can imagine this will create havoc when we goto look for the 
> latest revision. I almost made that mistake today when looking for p/n 
> 235. When I looked I found 235 Feed Roll and looking directly under it 
> there were no revisions. I printed that drawing. Only because I knew 
> there were revisions, did I know to find out where the "missing" 
> drawings were located. In fact I had to goto the Win 98 server to find 
> the "missing" files. Only after I studied this a bit did I discover the 
> directory listing problem.
> 
> Do you know if it is simply a matter of clicking something in one of the 
> menus to make this directory list p/n's as did Win98?
> 
> The thought of having to rename every p/n's 0 revision such as 23500 
> Feed Roll is out of the question. A tremendous amount of work for the 
> 10's of thousands of drawings we have!
> 
> Thanks for any help you can offer. I am at curt at imc-group.com
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
> 
> 
> 
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