Re: double clicking on folder opens search window

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/21/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 15:10:06 -0500

Hi,

This is a known issue, and MVP Doug Knox has a fix for it here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm 

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
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"braveopenseas" <squeethry@juno.com> wrote in message 
news:8FFBC37E-E530-4F11-95C2-7E3A7ED80B69@microsoft.com...
> Every time I attempt to open a folder through windows explorer by double 
> clicking, it instead opens a search window prompting me to search within 
> the folder I just double clicked on.  I am still able to open folders by 
> right clicking on them and scrolling down to open.  Have I somehow changed 
> the default action to perform when double clicking a folder?  If so, how 
> do I change it back?

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