Default folder action

[Kat]

Somehow the default action when I double-click a folder
is now to open up the "search" command. The order is
switched in the right-click menu. How do I change this?
I've already gone into control panel, and folder options,
file types, advanced, and changed the default action on
a "file folder" to "open", but the funny thing is that
the only actions for that were "open" and "explore". Am
I picking the wrong one? I'm confused. I also tried to
change the icon for all folders, and that did not work
also. I really would like to have my folders back to
normal. Suggestions???

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Click [Start] [Run] and type "REGSVR32 /i SHELL32"
[Courtesy: David Candy]

[More Info]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186

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Windows XP - Shell/User
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Somehow the default action when I double-click a folder
is now to open up the "search" command. The order is
switched in the right-click menu. How do I change this?
I've already gone into control panel, and folder options,
file types, advanced, and changed the default action on
a "file folder" to "open", but the funny thing is that
the only actions for that were "open" and "explore". Am
I picking the wrong one? I'm confused. I also tried to
change the icon for all folders, and that did not work
also. I really would like to have my folders back to
normal. Suggestions???

 

[Guest]

AWESOME! Thanks so much! YAY! *whew*

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

You're welcome.

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Windows XP - Shell/User
www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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[Alex Nichol]

Somehow the default action when I double-click a folder
is now to open up the "search" command. The order is
switched in the right-click menu.

Start - Run regedit.exe

Open to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
and in the right pane double click on (Default) and enter the exact four
characters
none

Repeat at
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell