How can I rearrange the files within a folder?

[blatherskythe]

I recently switched from Windows XP to Windows 7, and overall it seems like a better operating system. The one thing that has really bothered me so far is the inability to arrange files as I see fit. In XP I could drag and drop music/pictures/videos/documents/folders wherever I wanted them, and they were just the same when I visited them again; it was great for keeping things organized. In Windows 7 however, I can only have them in a set order (alphabetic, by size, by date, etc.). So far I've gotten around this by prefixing each file with a number so they're in the desired order while still conforming to the alphabetic rule, but it would take a very long time to sort all of my things this way. Is there a piece of software I could use to tweak the OS and fix this problem? If there is, it's not forthcoming in google searches. Thanks to anyone who lends me their time and knowledge.

 

[LMiller7]

This is one of the features removed in Windows 7. I don't know why. I am not aware of any means of adding this feature.
List of features removed in Windows 7 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Brink]

Hello blatherskythe, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If you like, you could use the method in the tutorial below to disable auto arrange to be able to arrange files in a folder in any order and position you like. This doesn't work in libraries though.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/92758-windows-explorer-auto-arrange-disable.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn