RE: default action on folder click

Tom, See this link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321379
See the "Edit the registry" section. This will solve your problem.

"Tom Ahasic" wrote:

> XP Home Ver. 2002 SP2
>
> OPEN is no longer the default action when clicking on a folder. I have to
> right click the folder and choose OPEN from the list. How can I make OPEN the
> default action again?
>
> Background: I added an action for the File Folder file type that prints out
> a listing of the folder. The action at the top of the list of File Folder
> actions became the new default. I did not select Set Default. There is no
> Open action in that list. I would like to keep the new Print Listing action
> but want Open to be the default again.
.

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