Re: Common Tasks missing?

When you right click a folder, what is the top item on the menu?

Explore or Open?

If Explore is default it will be the top item and in BOLD letters.

If Explore is default, double clicking folders will open them in Folders
view.

Open and Explore are different.
Explore opens folders with Folders pane on the left.
Open opens folders with common tasks showing on the left.

You can still toggle from Folders view to the Tasks pane by clicking on the
Folder button on the Toolbar.

If Explore is the default, change it to Open.

Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
File Types tab | Scroll down to and Select: (NONE) Folder |
Advanced button | Highlight: open | Set Default | Click OK |
Click Apply | Click OK

Set Default
[[Sets the selected command as the command to be carried out when the file
is invoked.
The default command for the file is shown in bold on the shortcut menu for
the file.]]

Is Show Common tasks in folders grayed out in Folder Properties?

"Single-click to open an item" in the Folder Options is grayed out
The option Show Common tasks in folders will also grayed out.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/singleclickfolder.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:1165311285.018386.228330@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
seth4h@xxxxxxxxx <seth4h@xxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
In all my folders, my "Common Tasks" toolbar has gone missing.... I
have been searching for a resolution to this problem.

1. I have tried the "Tools>Folder Options>Show Common Tasks in
Folders",

2. I have tried the .reg file from a support website supposed to bring
the common tasks back,

3. and I have tried editing the registry, and the group policies and
Administrative Template policies.

None of the above has brought back the "Common Tasks" toolbar to my
folders...

Any other ideas out there? Please help.

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