Windows Explorer Problem

Hi Everyone ... I hope someone can help. I've done something so that my Windows Explorer is not working properly. When I go into Windows Explorer, everything looks fine. Then, when I double click on a folder in the right-side window, instead of opening the folder, it opens a Search window. The only thing I know that I did was try to set up a print.bat file. Following is what it required me to do:

1. Open Notepad, and then copy and paste the following text into Notepad:
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@echo off
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dir %1 /-p /o:gn > "%temp%\Listing"
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start /w notepad /p "%temp%\Listing"
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del "%temp%\Listing"
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exit
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2. Save the file as Prin.bat in the Windows directory, and then close Notepad.
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3. Start Windows Explorer, click Tools, and then click Folder Options.
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4. Click the File Types tab, and then click File Folder.
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5. Click Edit, and then click New.
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6. In the Action box, type Print Directory Listing.
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7. In Application used to perform action, click Prin.bat, and then click OK.
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8. Click OK, click Apply, and then click OK.
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9. Open Windows Explorer, right-click the folder that you would like to print a directory listing of, and then click Print Directory Listing.
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Can anyone tell me how to set this back to the way it was? HELP!! Thanks.

 

I have a similar problem with Windows now opening a Search window instead of the Open Folder window.

I didn't create a bat file like the first poster, and I don't know what caused it to start doing this.

I have run numerous spyware programs (Spybot Search & Destroy, Adaware, and several others, including the new Microsoft Antispyware beta program). None of those programs show any spyware that would be causing this problem. I have also reviewed various Control Panel settings hoping that one would change it back.

 

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=47565&highlight=bug

 

Thank you. Your link was the easiest solution.

Someone also sent me this link, which will work if a person doesn't mind dealing with the regedit function.

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