When using the Details View, clicking on any of the headings (Name, Size, Type, Modified) will sort the listing, alphabetically, based on that.  Clicking on a heading again will sort on that, but in reverse alphabetic order.  Click again, and back to alphabetic order.  Perhaps you are inadvertently doing this?  Even if not, it should be a simple way to re-sort your view as you desire it.

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Double-clicking on My Computer allows you to do file management with drives, folders, and file icons. However, this just reminds some of us of one of the many reasons we did not buy a Macintosh. To configure Explorer to appear from
the My Computer icon, do the following:

Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
Open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\.
Select Find from the Edit menu, and search for My Computer. If you can't find it, open the key labeled
          {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}.
Right-click on Shell, select New and then Key. Type Open and press Enter.
Right-click on Open, select New and then Key. Type Command and press Enter.
Click on Command, double-click on (default), type explorer.exe in the box, and press Enter.
Close the Registry Editor.
Click on the desktop, and press F5 to refresh the desktop so that this change will take effect.

Note: If you can't find it, and have renamed My Computer to something else, try searching for the new name.

Note: To make the contents of My Computer more accessible, you can create a folder inside of your Start Menu, and drag shortcuts for all of the desired items into the new folder.

Note: To customize the icons in My Computer, see Customize Drive Icons.

Thanks to The Tiplord at:  http://members.aol.com/tiplord/

As always, I recommend backing up the Registry before attempting any editing of it.  Better safe than sorry!  If you're not sure how to, check out tip #2 on  Page 1 of Tips & Advice.

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Check out "Create Secret Directory" at:  http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/pctech/content/solutions/uu1617c.htm
A great way to prevent access to a directory through Windows but still allow access through DOS.  It's accomplished
by naming directories using these ASCII characters (Press the Alt key, then use the numeric key pad, the numbers on the top of the keyboard won't work), Explorer rejects the name:
158, 159 and 169 176 to 224
226 to 229
231 to 240
242 to 245
247, 249, 251, 252, 254, and 255

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Sure, from a win95 Startup floppy,  boot then type:  FDISK /MBR

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Right click on "My Computer" and select properties. Click on the device manager tab.  Now, to see your IRQ, DMA, and I/O settings, double click at the top where it says "Computer".

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To add an item to start\programs\"whatever", simply put a shortcut to the program you want to add in the
appropriate folder.  They're all in theC:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\ folder.  In this case, you'd add a
shortcut to SNDVOL32.EXE (it's most likely in C:\Windows).  Locate SNDVOL32.EXE, right-click on it,
select Create Shortcut, then left-click on the shortcut you created.  Press Ctrl-X [cut],  open the folder:
C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Multimedia, then press Ctrl-V [paste].  The Volume control will
now appear on your start\programs\accessories\multimedia menu.

This technique works for adding any program (or program folder) to Start Menu.

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