Index: wp-admin/edit.php
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--- wp-admin/edit.php	(revision 7601)
+++ wp-admin/edit.php	(working copy)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 </select>
 <?php } ?>
 
-<?php wp_dropdown_categories('show_option_all='.__('View all categories').'&hide_empty=1&hierarchical=1&show_count=1&selected='.$cat);?>
+<?php wp_dropdown_categories('show_option_all='.__('View all categories').'&hide_empty=1&hierarchical=1&show_count=1&orderby=name&selected='.$cat);?>
 <?php do_action('restrict_manage_posts'); ?>
 <input type="submit" id="post-query-submit" value="<?php _e('Filter'); ?>" class="button-secondary" />