diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDrivesFolder.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDrivesFolder.cpp
index e97b4346021..7baabd7c9dc 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDrivesFolder.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDrivesFolder.cpp
@@ -841,6 +841,10 @@ HRESULT WINAPI CDrivesFolder::BindToStorage(PCUIDLIST_RELATIVE pidl, LPBC pbcRes
 HRESULT WINAPI CDrivesFolder::CompareIDs(LPARAM lParam, PCUIDLIST_RELATIVE pidl1, PCUIDLIST_RELATIVE pidl2)
 {
     HRESULT hres;
+    UINT iColumn = LOWORD(lParam);
+
+    if (iColumn >= _countof(MyComputerSFHeader))
+        return E_INVALIDARG;
 
     if (!pidl1 || !pidl2)
     {
@@ -848,57 +852,69 @@ HRESULT WINAPI CDrivesFolder::CompareIDs(LPARAM lParam, PCUIDLIST_RELATIVE pidl1
         return E_INVALIDARG;
     }
 
-    if (_ILIsSpecialFolder(pidl1) || _ILIsSpecialFolder(pidl2))
-        return m_regFolder->CompareIDs(lParam, pidl1, pidl2);
-
-    UINT iColumn = LOWORD(lParam);
-    if (!_ILIsDrive(pidl1) || !_ILIsDrive(pidl2) || iColumn >= _countof(MyComputerSFHeader))
+    CHAR* pszDrive1 = _ILIsDrive(pidl1) ? _ILGetDataPointer(pidl1)->u.drive.szDriveName : NULL;
+    if (!pszDrive1 && !IsRegItem(pidl1) && FAILED_UNEXPECTEDLY(E_INVALIDARG))
+        return E_INVALIDARG;
+    CHAR* pszDrive2 = _ILIsDrive(pidl2) ? _ILGetDataPointer(pidl2)->u.drive.szDriveName : NULL;
+    if (!pszDrive2 && !IsRegItem(pidl2) && FAILED_UNEXPECTEDLY(E_INVALIDARG))
         return E_INVALIDARG;
-
-    CHAR* pszDrive1 = _ILGetDataPointer(pidl1)->u.drive.szDriveName;
-    CHAR* pszDrive2 = _ILGetDataPointer(pidl2)->u.drive.szDriveName;
 
     int result;
     switch (MyComputerSFHeader[iColumn].colnameid)
     {
         case IDS_SHV_COLUMN_NAME:
         {
-            result = _stricmp(pszDrive1, pszDrive2);
+            if (!pszDrive1 && !pszDrive2)
+                return SHELL32_CompareDetails(this, lParam, pidl1, pidl2);
+            else if (pszDrive1 && pszDrive2)
+                result = _stricmp(pszDrive1, pszDrive2);
+            else
+                result = (int)!pszDrive1 - (int)!pszDrive2; // Sort drives first
             hres = MAKE_COMPARE_HRESULT(result);
             break;
         }
-        case IDS_SHV_COLUMN_TYPE:
-        {
-            /* We want to return immediately because SHELL32_CompareDetails also compares children. */
-            return SHELL32_CompareDetails(this, lParam, pidl1, pidl2);
-        }
+
         case IDS_SHV_COLUMN_DISK_CAPACITY:
         case IDS_SHV_COLUMN_DISK_AVAILABLE:
         {
+            if (!pszDrive1 || !pszDrive2)
+            {
+                hres = MAKE_COMPARE_HRESULT((int)!pszDrive1 - (int)!pszDrive2);
+                break;
+            }
+
             ULARGE_INTEGER Drive1Available, Drive1Total, Drive2Available, Drive2Total;
+            BOOL bValid1 = FALSE, bValid2 = FALSE;
 
             if (GetVolumeInformationA(pszDrive1, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0))
-                GetDiskFreeSpaceExA(pszDrive1, &Drive1Available, &Drive1Total, NULL);
+                bValid1 = GetDiskFreeSpaceExA(pszDrive1, &Drive1Available, &Drive1Total, NULL);
             else
                 Drive1Available.QuadPart = Drive1Total.QuadPart = 0;
 
             if (GetVolumeInformationA(pszDrive2, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0))
-                GetDiskFreeSpaceExA(pszDrive2, &Drive2Available, &Drive2Total, NULL);
+                bValid2 = GetDiskFreeSpaceExA(pszDrive2, &Drive2Available, &Drive2Total, NULL);
             else
                 Drive2Available.QuadPart = Drive2Total.QuadPart = 0;
 
             LARGE_INTEGER Diff;
-            if (lParam == 3) /* Size */
+            if (iColumn == IDS_SHV_COLUMN_DISK_CAPACITY) /* Size */
                 Diff.QuadPart = Drive1Total.QuadPart - Drive2Total.QuadPart;
             else /* Size available */
                 Diff.QuadPart = Drive1Available.QuadPart - Drive2Available.QuadPart;
 
-            hres = MAKE_COMPARE_HRESULT(Diff.QuadPart);
+            if (bValid1 != bValid2)
+                hres = MAKE_COMPARE_HRESULT((int)!bValid1 - (int)!bValid2);
+            else
+                hres = MAKE_COMPARE_HRESULT(Diff.QuadPart);
+
             break;
         }
+        case IDS_SHV_COLUMN_TYPE:
         case IDS_SHV_COLUMN_COMMENTS:
-            hres = MAKE_COMPARE_HRESULT(0);
-            break;
+        {
+            /* We want to return immediately because SHELL32_CompareDetails also compares children. */
+            return SHELL32_CompareDetails(this, lParam, pidl1, pidl2);
+        }
         DEFAULT_UNREACHABLE;
     }