Anything I click on in My Computer brings up search window

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Bigdogmom

Hello. For some reason everytime I try to open any drive in the My Computer
window, the search window opens. How do I fix this? Thank you for your time.
Kind regards, Cindy
 
Click Start/Run and type:

reg add hkcr\directory\shell /ve /d none /f

-and-

reg add hkcr\drive\shell /ve /d none /f

Alternately, to fix this manually via a registry edit:

If this problem is seen for Drives:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
Set (default) to "none" (without ")

If this problem is seen for folders:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
Set (default) to "none" (without ")


See also:

Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321186

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello. For some reason everytime I try to open any drive in the My Computer
window, the search window opens. How do I fix this? Thank you for your time.
Kind regards, Cindy
 
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