Alphabetizing picture files in Photoshop

I have been using Elements for a few years now and it always alphabetized my pictures in their files. I just bought a new computer and downloaded my Photoshop Elements program into it and it is not alphabetizing my pictures in their files as it did before. It seems to be doing it sometimes in some files and not in others! Can't understand what's happening.
i.e., I have all my photos by year(for example: 2012 - Christmas(1) - 2012 - Christmas(2), etc)

In PSE10, the Thumbnail View only shows images in date order. In Folder View, it will alphabetize the images, but only shows images for the selected folder (and not subfolders).
Ken

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