Change the default action when double-clicking on an icon in Explore

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Margaret Bartley

Windows XP sp3

When I double-click a folder icon in Explorer, it tries to add it to the VLC
MediaPlay. I must of checked something when I installed that app.

I went into Folder Options | Edit File Types |Advanced, for folders, and I
see the following entries in the Actions:
Add to VLC media player's Playlist (bold font)
DiskMapper
find
Play with VLC media player
Print Directory Listing

The command buttons in the dialog box only give me New and Set Default
Edit and Remove are disabled - grayed out.

So how do I get it so that when I double click on a folder in the right-side
window, it just opens the folder and shows the files?

Thank you.
 
Margaret said:
Windows XP sp3

When I double-click a folder icon in Explorer, it tries to add it to the VLC
MediaPlay. I must of checked something when I installed that app.

I went into Folder Options | Edit File Types |Advanced, for folders, and I
see the following entries in the Actions:
Add to VLC media player's Playlist (bold font)
DiskMapper
find
Play with VLC media player
Print Directory Listing

The command buttons in the dialog box only give me New and Set Default
Edit and Remove are disabled - grayed out.

So how do I get it so that when I double click on a folder in the right-side
window, it just opens the folder and shows the files?

Thank you.
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I'm not familiar with the VLC media player but if you suspect this
changed when you installed the VLC media then look at it's Options to
see if you can change them?

If that doesn't work then consider uninstalling the VLC media player and
see if your folder options change back? Or wait and see if anyone else
comes up with a better solution.
 
I used the Folder_Association Fix, it seemed to be the only appropriate one.
I got the message that the registry change was successful and restarted my
machine. Didn't work.

In re-reading my original posting, I don't think I explained it properly.
In the Explorer window, the Folders pane is on the left, and the right pane
has the list of subdirectories and files in that folder.
It's the right pane I'm concerned with. When I right-click on a folder icon
in the right panel, the list of menu items.
is:
Add to VLC Media's playlist (this is the bold, default)
Diskmapper
Search...
Play with VLC Media Player
Print Directory Listing
Explore
Open
Cute FTP UPload


I'd like to just move "Open" to the default action, but restoring things to
MS default would be better than what I have now.
 
Try the Directory fix instead.
You might first try Explorer-Tools-Folder Options-File-Types.
Go down to Folder, press Advanced and highlight either Explore or Open
and press Set Default. (Mine has Explore as the default)

....Alan
 
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