diff --git a/direct/src/configfiles/Sources.pp b/direct/src/configfiles/Sources.pp
index 49509a6afe..40e93e6d88 100644
--- a/direct/src/configfiles/Sources.pp
+++ b/direct/src/configfiles/Sources.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define INSTALL_CONFIG \
-  70_direct.prc
+  40_direct.prc
 
 #if $[CTPROJS]
   // These files only matter to ctattach users.
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#include $[THISDIRPREFIX]_direct.prc.pp
+#include $[THISDIRPREFIX]direct.prc.pp
diff --git a/direct/src/configfiles/_direct.prc.pp b/direct/src/configfiles/direct.prc.pp
similarity index 94%
rename from direct/src/configfiles/_direct.prc.pp
rename to direct/src/configfiles/direct.prc.pp
index 972143ae16..cf29d2deb4 100644
--- a/direct/src/configfiles/_direct.prc.pp
+++ b/direct/src/configfiles/direct.prc.pp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // parameters, in particular the default display types.
 //
 
-#output 70_direct.prc
+#output 40_direct.prc
 #### Generated automatically by $[PPREMAKE] $[PPREMAKE_VERSION] from $[SOURCEFILE].
 ################################# DO NOT EDIT ###########################
 
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ egg-object-type-direct-widget   <Scalar> collide-mask { 0x80000000 } <Collide> {
 
 cull-bin gui-popup 60 unsorted
 
-#end 70_direct.prc
+#end 40_direct.prc
diff --git a/dtool/src/dconfig/configTable.cxx b/dtool/src/dconfig/configTable.cxx
index aa9296be3b..80d76f90ee 100644
--- a/dtool/src/dconfig/configTable.cxx
+++ b/dtool/src/dconfig/configTable.cxx
@@ -193,10 +193,11 @@ void ConfigTable::ReadConfigFile() {
     if (directory.is_directory()) {
       vector_string files;
       directory.scan_directory(files);
-      // Scan the files in alphabetical order, so that the
-      // alphabetically last file has precedence.
-      for (vector_string::iterator fi = files.begin();
-           fi != files.end();
+      // Scan the files into reverse alphabetical order, to re-invert
+      // the native Config sorting, so that the alphabetically last
+      // file has precedence.
+      for (vector_string::reverse_iterator fi = files.rbegin();
+           fi != files.rend();
            ++fi) {
         bool matches = false;
         for (Globs::const_iterator gi = configname.begin();
diff --git a/panda/src/configfiles/Sources.pp b/panda/src/configfiles/Sources.pp
index cf3d7a21d8..df0d016b2f 100644
--- a/panda/src/configfiles/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/src/configfiles/Sources.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 #define INSTALL_CONFIG \
-  panda.emacs panda.emacs.Xdefaults 80_panda.prc
+  panda.emacs panda.emacs.Xdefaults 20_panda.prc
 
 
 #if $[CTPROJS]
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#include $[THISDIRPREFIX]_panda.prc.pp
+#include $[THISDIRPREFIX]panda.prc.pp
diff --git a/panda/src/configfiles/_panda.prc.pp b/panda/src/configfiles/panda.prc.pp
similarity index 93%
rename from panda/src/configfiles/_panda.prc.pp
rename to panda/src/configfiles/panda.prc.pp
index 0e8bb22137..d7c349ee32 100644
--- a/panda/src/configfiles/_panda.prc.pp
+++ b/panda/src/configfiles/panda.prc.pp
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 //
-// _panda.prc.pp
+// panda.prc.pp
 //
-// This file defines the script to auto-generate _panda.prc at
+// This file defines the script to auto-generate panda.prc at
 // ppremake time.  This is intended to fill in some of the default
 // parameters, in particular the default display types.
 //
 
-#output 80_panda.prc
+#output 20_panda.prc
 #### Generated automatically by $[PPREMAKE] $[PPREMAKE_VERSION] from $[SOURCEFILE].
 ################################# DO NOT EDIT ###########################
 
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ load-file-type egg pandaegg
 egg-object-type-portal          <Scalar> portal { 1 }
 egg-object-type-polylight       <Scalar> polylight { 1 }
 
-#end 80_panda.prc
+#end 20_panda.prc
diff --git a/pandatool/src/configfiles/Sources.pp b/pandatool/src/configfiles/Sources.pp
index 42f2901c27..34420b6967 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/configfiles/Sources.pp
+++ b/pandatool/src/configfiles/Sources.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 #define INSTALL_CONFIG \
-  72_pandatool.prc
+  30_pandatool.prc
 
 #if $[CTPROJS]
   // These files only matter to ctattach users.
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 #endif
 
  
-#include $[THISDIRPREFIX]_pandatool.prc.pp
+#include $[THISDIRPREFIX]pandatool.prc.pp
diff --git a/pandatool/src/configfiles/_pandatool.prc.pp b/pandatool/src/configfiles/pandatool.prc.pp
similarity index 89%
rename from pandatool/src/configfiles/_pandatool.prc.pp
rename to pandatool/src/configfiles/pandatool.prc.pp
index be13d70497..24f4fd81db 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/configfiles/_pandatool.prc.pp
+++ b/pandatool/src/configfiles/pandatool.prc.pp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 //
-// _pandatool.prc.pp
+// pandatool.prc.pp
 //
 // This file defines the script to auto-generate _pandatool.prc at
 // ppremake time.
 //
 
-#output 72_pandatool.prc
+#output 30_pandatool.prc
 #### Generated automatically by $[PPREMAKE] $[PPREMAKE_VERSION] from $[SOURCEFILE].
 ################################# DO NOT EDIT ###########################
 
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 
 load-file-type ptloader
 
-#end 72_pandatool.prc
+#end 30_pandatool.prc