Re: Double click opens properties!

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From: WTC (bcrawfordjr(remove)_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/29/05 

Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 06:20:52 -0800

"Dan123c" <Dan123c@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EAD0C71B-A375-4E41-8F81-F2A7B5063A33@microsoft.com...
> Hi, my computer has started doing something very annoying, everytime i
> double
> click an icon its opens the properties dialogue. I've noticed its fairly
> common for it to open search and have found solutions for that but havent
> found a solution to stop it openin properties. This problem doesn't happen
> everytime you turn the computer on but most times it does.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.

This may solve your problem,

go to start>run and type

regedit

navigate to the following key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

in the right hand pane right-click "default" and select modify then enter
"none"

Good Luck 

-- 
William

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