System bug in file system (10,7)

Question

After installing Lion, cannot place my files in alphbetical or numerical order in column view.  System will only use «last used» to file.
Can I go back to Snow Leopard Tried every preference possible and no «genious» at the Ottawa Apple store could figure a solution.
Answer? Wait for an update to the system...
This is not a problem on my Mini or my 13 inch (2011) portable, only my 15 inch Macbook Pro .
Is there something hidden somewhere in the preferences that no one knows about?
Thank you

Answer 1

The arrangement and the sort options are both in the same menu/toolbar button. To get Sort options, hold down the Option (alt) key when you click the Arrangement button or in the menus.
If you arrange by Name, there are not sort options available. If you set arrangement to None, you can pick a sort order.
If you Arrange by Application, Kind, or Label, you can sort by one of the other options.
For some odd reason I haven't been able to replicate, the sort order sometimes gets reversed, and there is no way to change it. But, it will eventually fix itself.
In List View, you can set the sort order like in Snow Leopard as long as you do not have an Arrangement set.
It's hard to understand unless you just play around with it.