Default action for opening folders

Ok, i have Windows Xp Pro, and ive recentlly done some replacing of icons.

But, somewhere along the line i think i managed to set the default action for opening files to "Search" which means if i double click somthing, i get the find file window up.

Where can i change this back to what it should be?

 

You found the bug that MS won't admit The file folders file type by default is missing the 'open' command, but yet it works out of the box. So if you even so much as play with it a little, it defaults to 'find'.

My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types tab > File Folder > Advanced > New

For Action: Open
For Application: explorer.exe

Make sure you highlight the new 'open' command and click "Set Default"

Click 'OK' all the way out.

 

If anyone wants to reproduce what I am talking about and see for yourself:

My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types tab > File Folder > Advanced

Click OK.


Now when you go to a file folder, it brings up a search box instead.

Simply navigating the filetype breaks it.

 

Thats pretty darn dumb! But now whenever i go to open a folder it takes ages to load it up :/ there any way to make it load the new folder in a current window?

 

Possibly, yes. let me look.

 

Try this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321186

This may be a better fix than what I proposed.

 

I think you mean to do the following

start
control panel
folder options
general tab
click on open eachfolder on same window

 

Negative.

The issue he is having is a side effect of my workaround. That setting won't affect it.

I tried

EDIT: i tried the reghack, it works.

 

Ahh, beautiful.. that KB got me back to the beginning again. Thanks!

 

Sure


*Thwack*


Fillet o' Kitten anyone?

 

Perfect example as to why you took first place in Software

Including my vote

Did He or I mention he is from Arizona

Great Job, I am learning quite a bit from you
also

Kodo WIzewiz and Robo

 

Ah shucks, I just got lucky.

Only reason I knew about this is because we did it to people's work machines as a prank to watch them scratch their head for the next week

It usually didnt get fixed

 

It's funny I've never seen this one come up here before. Mebbe I just missed it. It's so common on other forums that many forum mods have practically memorized:


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1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

2. Locate and then click the Default value under the following keys in the registry if this problem occurs with folders:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

If this problem occurs with drives:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell

3. Click Modify on the Edit menu.

4. Type none in the Value data box, and then click OK.

5. Quit Registry Editor.
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Exactly as Adrynalyne said, it's a bug MS won't admit. It's so easy to make it happen, and finding the cure in the KB isn't a cinch.

 

Well, the solution is here now, so we've just made MG that little bit better

 

Yeah I didnt even know there was a KB article for it before today.

Last time I dealt with this was back in 2001, before the article even existed.

Good info to have floating around here.


I STILL think we should have a forum to have these gems of knowledge archived and on display.