Re: opening folders from windows explorer

From: WTC (bcrawfordjr(remove)_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:17:26 -0800

"MYSTIFIED" <helpisathand@hurray.com> wrote in message
news:76D88739-060C-4ADA-9DC3-F9F40DC79C23@microsoft.com...
> Yesterday my computer started behaving differently when opening folders
> from
> windows explorer. Doing what I have always done I now get directed to the
> search results screen when previously the folder would open. I do not
> remember changing any settings at all. Now when i open windows explorer
> and
> double click on a folder the search results screen opens. I close this
> and
> now right click on a folder and the pop up list appears with a few options
> one of which is again "search" ( in bold text) and others like, explore,
> open
> etc etc. I click on open and the folder opens ok. Why is it now that on
> the
> normal double click the search results screen appears?

Start>run and type

regedit

locate the following keys
HKey_Class_Root\Drive\shell
HKey_Class_Root\Directory\shell
HKey_Class_Root\Folder\shell

In the left hand pane locate Default and set the value to

none 

-- 
William

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