This bothers the hell out of me. My PROGRAMS menu and FAVORITES continually need to be sorted manually.
 
Does anyone have any idea how to automaticaly perform this?
 
I used the following procedure on Win98, don't think it will work on 2K, but who knows? I'm to gutless to try it.
 
Maintain Order in the Start Menu
Are you tired of having to reorganize the shortcuts on your Start Menu and its
submenus constantly so that they appear in alphabetical order? If so, you'll be
happy to know you can force Windows to sort these menus automatically every time
you turn on your computer.
First, create a setup information file with the following information:
[Version]
Signature="$chicago$"
[DefaultInstall]
DelReg=DelRegKey
[DelRegKey]
hkcu,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder"
Name the file Sortmenu.inf and save it in the Inf folder (usually
C:\Windows\Inf). Create a Registration Entries file with the text shown in
Figure 1. If your Windows folder is different, you'll need to adjust the text to
reflect this difference. Name the file Sortmenu.reg. Finally, double-click the
REG file to merge its data into the Registry. From now on, every time you start
Windows, the Registry key that stores information on the order of your Start
Menu shortcuts will be deleted. This deletion forces Windows to sort the Start
Menu alphabetically. And there's a bonus: When you open Internet Explorer,
you'll find that the Favorites menu is alphabetized as well.
 
 
Thanks in advance.