CS4 has trouble alphabetizing Script menu

Here's another Script headache. Doesn't seem CS4 is properly alphabetizing my obnoxiously long list of scripts. On a side note, is there any way to organize this mess?

I found an interesting solution. AE seems to sort within nested folders in the Script folder.  So if I put my scripts into folders, then use dummy separator files, I can get some visual separation between groups.

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