2 Icons on Desktop Open with Search

I use Windows XP Home with SP2 & I just recently discovered that 2 of my Icons on the desktop (these are shortcuts) My Pictures & My Favorites open up with Search when I double click on them.All others on the desktop will Open after double clicking.I also notice several of my Subfolders do the same thing.When I right click on these icons I get a list that starts off with Search than Open as well as others below that.All the other Icons on the desktop when I right click them I get Open,Explore Search as well as others.Why is this?I jusst find it a pain each time I want to open one of them I have to go to a right click & click on Open to get it to open Or else it goes to a Search Results Screen....I can live with this but It was ok at one time & I don't know what changed that.....Any help or ideas will be appreciated.Thanks in advanced.

 

Go to the link below and click on Win XP Fixes then look for Search/Command Prompt Opens When Double Clicking a Folder. That should fix it.

http://www.dougknox.com/

Steve

 

Thank you so very much.Thats what I needed.I've been fighting with this for 2 weeks & I come here & in minutes Its Fixed.I appreciate your help.I made a bookmark out of that Doug Knoxs site.It looks like alot of good info.You have a great day & God Bless...You just made my day....

 

Your welcome Alice.

Steve

 

hi matacumbie
l have the same problem but instead of folders its the " local disk c:" icon. l click on start then my computer, and when l double click c drive, search comes up. l have downlaod the doug knox's fix but l don't know if it works?...any ideas?

 

l followed the instructions on his web site and double clicked on the downloaded file. it opened but there were no dialog boxes came up like doug said. so what am l suppose to do with the file? have l follow his instruction wrong?

 

You should get a "confirmation dialog" window or something. Click on the C drive and see if it fixed it.

Steve

 

hey matacumbie
when l double clicked the file, it opens in notepad and thats it. no confirmation dialog window at all and when l click on c drive, search still comes up. any ideas?

 

You download/save the file to your Desktop, double-click on it and it should open a window and you click on Open. That should work.

If not, follow the steps below to do it manually. You are going to be editeing the Registry so set a restore point before you start, just to be safe.

Steve

 

thank you steve...l followed your steps and went into the registry...on the drive\shell, the value said find! so l changed it and now its fixed. its so simple when you know how...well when someone tells you how...haha
l said this before, you guys...chaslang, halo, you..tim...everyone here are great selfless people. thanks again

 

You got it fixed, good job.

I wish I could keep up with those guy's.

Steve