Hard drive icons in Explorer opens in a new window!

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When I double click on the C: or D: or any drive(including externals) inside
'My Computer', the drive i double clicked or opened starts in a new window.
But the folder navigations inside the drives open in the same window. If I
click 'back' and come to My Computer again and double click on any drive, one
more My Computer window is left back and another window opens.

Creating shortcuts, into the desktop will also not properly work! A shortcut
appears but will not work. In clicking a shortcut a 'Windows Script Host'
error occurs "C:\Documents and Settings\*user*\Desktop\*numbers [5]*.vbs".


Any guidance, help etc will be greatly appreciated!

P.S. If i edit it and add the same field in "Start in" the shortcut will
work, deleting it afterwards the shortcut will still continue to work (In the
end its still as if i didn't change anything but the shortcut works)

I use SP3 Windows XP pro

External harddrives with custom icons that appear in My computer, no longer
appears.

I've googled abit and i have tried this

"1. Open Start >> Run and type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
2. press ok
3. You will see a message DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in shell32.dll
succeeded "

I have also tried roll backs (through system restore)
 
Sorry, that doesnt work either, also tried the reg fix of it.

The problem is, that icons within My Computer, open up in a new window,
anything else opens int he same window.

I.E. Click on C: (Opens new window) click on Program Files (Opens within
same window)

Ramesh Srinivasan said:
Hi Ren,

Try the fix here.

FIX: Open each folder in the same window:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/samewindow.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


Ren said:
When I double click on the C: or D: or any drive(including externals)
inside
'My Computer', the drive i double clicked or opened starts in a new
window.
But the folder navigations inside the drives open in the same window. If I
click 'back' and come to My Computer again and double click on any drive,
one
more My Computer window is left back and another window opens.

Creating shortcuts, into the desktop will also not properly work! A
shortcut
appears but will not work. In clicking a shortcut a 'Windows Script Host'
error occurs "C:\Documents and Settings\*user*\Desktop\*numbers [5]*.vbs".


Any guidance, help etc will be greatly appreciated!

P.S. If i edit it and add the same field in "Start in" the shortcut will
work, deleting it afterwards the shortcut will still continue to work (In
the
end its still as if i didn't change anything but the shortcut works)

I use SP3 Windows XP pro

External harddrives with custom icons that appear in My computer, no
longer
appears.

I've googled abit and i have tried this

"1. Open Start >> Run and type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
2. press ok
3. You will see a message DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in shell32.dll
succeeded "

I have also tried roll backs (through system restore)
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Drive icons and drive "open" actions can be controlled by autorun.inf files
in the root of drives.

Enable Explorer to show hidden files. Do you see any autorun.inf
files in the root of the drives? If so close all instances of explorer.
Open a cmd prompt (Start > Run... >(enter) CMD). At the cmd
prompt type

attrib -r -h -s C:\autorun.inf
ren C:\autorun.inf *.txt

repeat for all drive letters.

Open the resulting autorun.txt files and the *numbers [5]*.vbs files in
notepad to try to determine what malware you may have.





Ren said:
Sorry, that doesnt work either, also tried the reg fix of it.

The problem is, that icons within My Computer, open up in a new window,
anything else opens int he same window.

I.E. Click on C: (Opens new window) click on Program Files (Opens within
same window)

Ramesh Srinivasan said:
Hi Ren,

Try the fix here.

FIX: Open each folder in the same window:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/samewindow.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


Ren said:
When I double click on the C: or D: or any drive(including externals)
inside
'My Computer', the drive i double clicked or opened starts in a new
window.
But the folder navigations inside the drives open in the same window. If I
click 'back' and come to My Computer again and double click on any drive,
one
more My Computer window is left back and another window opens.

Creating shortcuts, into the desktop will also not properly work! A
shortcut
appears but will not work. In clicking a shortcut a 'Windows Script Host'
error occurs "C:\Documents and Settings\*user*\Desktop\*numbers [5]*.vbs".


Any guidance, help etc will be greatly appreciated!

P.S. If i edit it and add the same field in "Start in" the shortcut will
work, deleting it afterwards the shortcut will still continue to work (In
the
end its still as if i didn't change anything but the shortcut works)

I use SP3 Windows XP pro

External harddrives with custom icons that appear in My computer, no
longer
appears.

I've googled abit and i have tried this

"1. Open Start >> Run and type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
2. press ok
3. You will see a message DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in shell32.dll
succeeded "

I have also tried roll backs (through system restore)
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
This is what i get =]. Can you make anything out of it? Cause i don't really
understand...


C:\
[autorun]
Open=
shell\Open=Open
shell\Open\Command=WScript.exe .\12972.vbs
shell\Open\Default=1
shell\Explore=Explore
shell\Explore\Command=WScript.exe .\12972.vbs

E:\
[autorun]
Open=
shell\Open=Open
shell\Open\Command=WScript.exe .\12972.vbs
shell\Open\Default=1
shell\Explore=Explore
shell\Explore\Command=WScript.exe .\12972.vbs

F:\
[autorun]
Open=
shell\Open=Open
shell\Open\Command=WScript.exe .\12972.vbs
shell\Open\Default=1
shell\Explore=Explore
shell\Explore\Command=WScript.exe .\12972.vbs


M:\ (external)
[autorun]
Open=
shell\Open=Open
shell\Open\Command=WScript.exe .\24695.vbs
shell\Open\Default=1
shell\Explore=Explore
shell\Explore\Command=WScript.exe .\24695.vbs
 
Perfect!

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


Bill Blanton said:
Drive icons and drive "open" actions can be controlled by autorun.inf
files
in the root of drives.

Enable Explorer to show hidden files. Do you see any autorun.inf
files in the root of the drives? If so close all instances of explorer.
Open a cmd prompt (Start > Run... >(enter) CMD). At the cmd
prompt type

attrib -r -h -s C:\autorun.inf
ren C:\autorun.inf *.txt

repeat for all drive letters.

Open the resulting autorun.txt files and the *numbers [5]*.vbs files in
notepad to try to determine what malware you may have.





Ren said:
Sorry, that doesnt work either, also tried the reg fix of it.

The problem is, that icons within My Computer, open up in a new window,
anything else opens int he same window.

I.E. Click on C: (Opens new window) click on Program Files (Opens within
same window)

Ramesh Srinivasan said:
Hi Ren,

Try the fix here.

FIX: Open each folder in the same window:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/samewindow.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


When I double click on the C: or D: or any drive(including externals)
inside
'My Computer', the drive i double clicked or opened starts in a new
window.
But the folder navigations inside the drives open in the same window.
If I
click 'back' and come to My Computer again and double click on any
drive,
one
more My Computer window is left back and another window opens.

Creating shortcuts, into the desktop will also not properly work! A
shortcut
appears but will not work. In clicking a shortcut a 'Windows Script
Host'
error occurs "C:\Documents and Settings\*user*\Desktop\*numbers
[5]*.vbs".


Any guidance, help etc will be greatly appreciated!

P.S. If i edit it and add the same field in "Start in" the shortcut
will
work, deleting it afterwards the shortcut will still continue to work
(In
the
end its still as if i didn't change anything but the shortcut works)

I use SP3 Windows XP pro

External harddrives with custom icons that appear in My computer, no
longer
appears.

I've googled abit and i have tried this

"1. Open Start >> Run and type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
2. press ok
3. You will see a message DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in
shell32.dll
succeeded "

I have also tried roll backs (through system restore)
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
GOOD GOSH!

Jolly good chap, it actually work XD! So now my shortcuts and etc have
returned to normal, i don't know how you did it but groovy (making new
shortcuts work, and harddrives open in the same window!)

One last question though!

My maxtor hard drive no longer has its normal Icon for it! Is there a way to
get it back to how it was before?

Ramesh Srinivasan said:
Perfect!

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


Bill Blanton said:
Drive icons and drive "open" actions can be controlled by autorun.inf
files
in the root of drives.

Enable Explorer to show hidden files. Do you see any autorun.inf
files in the root of the drives? If so close all instances of explorer.
Open a cmd prompt (Start > Run... >(enter) CMD). At the cmd
prompt type

attrib -r -h -s C:\autorun.inf
ren C:\autorun.inf *.txt

repeat for all drive letters.

Open the resulting autorun.txt files and the *numbers [5]*.vbs files in
notepad to try to determine what malware you may have.





Ren said:
Sorry, that doesnt work either, also tried the reg fix of it.

The problem is, that icons within My Computer, open up in a new window,
anything else opens int he same window.

I.E. Click on C: (Opens new window) click on Program Files (Opens within
same window)

:

Hi Ren,

Try the fix here.

FIX: Open each folder in the same window:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/samewindow.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


When I double click on the C: or D: or any drive(including externals)
inside
'My Computer', the drive i double clicked or opened starts in a new
window.
But the folder navigations inside the drives open in the same window.
If I
click 'back' and come to My Computer again and double click on any
drive,
one
more My Computer window is left back and another window opens.

Creating shortcuts, into the desktop will also not properly work! A
shortcut
appears but will not work. In clicking a shortcut a 'Windows Script
Host'
error occurs "C:\Documents and Settings\*user*\Desktop\*numbers
[5]*.vbs".


Any guidance, help etc will be greatly appreciated!

P.S. If i edit it and add the same field in "Start in" the shortcut
will
work, deleting it afterwards the shortcut will still continue to work
(In
the
end its still as if i didn't change anything but the shortcut works)

I use SP3 Windows XP pro

External harddrives with custom icons that appear in My computer, no
longer
appears.

I've googled abit and i have tried this

"1. Open Start >> Run and type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
2. press ok
3. You will see a message DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in
shell32.dll
succeeded "

I have also tried roll backs (through system restore)
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
The drive icon can come from the Autorun.inf file, or from the DriveIcons
registry key.

After deleting the Autorun.inf file, see if rebooting the system fixes the
icons.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


Ren said:
GOOD GOSH!

Jolly good chap, it actually work XD! So now my shortcuts and etc have
returned to normal, i don't know how you did it but groovy (making new
shortcuts work, and harddrives open in the same window!)

One last question though!

My maxtor hard drive no longer has its normal Icon for it! Is there a way
to
get it back to how it was before?

Ramesh Srinivasan said:
Perfect!

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


Bill Blanton said:
Drive icons and drive "open" actions can be controlled by autorun.inf
files
in the root of drives.

Enable Explorer to show hidden files. Do you see any autorun.inf
files in the root of the drives? If so close all instances of explorer.
Open a cmd prompt (Start > Run... >(enter) CMD). At the cmd
prompt type

attrib -r -h -s C:\autorun.inf
ren C:\autorun.inf *.txt

repeat for all drive letters.

Open the resulting autorun.txt files and the *numbers [5]*.vbs files in
notepad to try to determine what malware you may have.





Sorry, that doesnt work either, also tried the reg fix of it.

The problem is, that icons within My Computer, open up in a new
window,
anything else opens int he same window.

I.E. Click on C: (Opens new window) click on Program Files (Opens
within
same window)

:

Hi Ren,

Try the fix here.

FIX: Open each folder in the same window:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/samewindow.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


When I double click on the C: or D: or any drive(including
externals)
inside
'My Computer', the drive i double clicked or opened starts in a new
window.
But the folder navigations inside the drives open in the same
window.
If I
click 'back' and come to My Computer again and double click on any
drive,
one
more My Computer window is left back and another window opens.

Creating shortcuts, into the desktop will also not properly work! A
shortcut
appears but will not work. In clicking a shortcut a 'Windows Script
Host'
error occurs "C:\Documents and Settings\*user*\Desktop\*numbers
[5]*.vbs".


Any guidance, help etc will be greatly appreciated!

P.S. If i edit it and add the same field in "Start in" the shortcut
will
work, deleting it afterwards the shortcut will still continue to
work
(In
the
end its still as if i didn't change anything but the shortcut
works)

I use SP3 Windows XP pro

External harddrives with custom icons that appear in My computer,
no
longer
appears.

I've googled abit and i have tried this

"1. Open Start >> Run and type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
2. press ok
3. You will see a message DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in
shell32.dll
succeeded "

I have also tried roll backs (through system restore)
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Oh so if i delete it, and reboot it will generate a new one (with everything
restored from default?). Note: I can't find it ><. (I did try looking for
hidden files and searching it)


P.S. Did

" >> > attrib -r -h -s M:\autorun.inf
Turn the cmd lines change my autorun.inf into a txt file? If so, is that
what i delete?
 
You don't have to delete the autorun.txt files, but you can.

I'd still look into that .\12972.vbs [or *numbers [5]*.vbs] file.
for clues to what infection you had/have. You can open the file
in notepad.

As it was before the rename, these were running when you
"opened" a drive. .\12972.vbs, .\24695.vbs. Looks like they
may be located in the root of the drives.
 
That's the top folder of the drive. What you see when you first click on the drive.
If explorer is configured to show the address bar you'd see C:\, or D:\ , etc..
C: is the drive. \ is the root folder.
 
The drive in question M:\ drive has no .vbs file or anything of the sort ><".
What should i do now?
 
I FOUND SOMETHING!


"

set a = CreateObject("WScript.shell")
b=a.Run("11162.cmd Explore",shell,False)

"

Was the vbs file for the M:\ drive. I found it in My Recent Documents o-o"
(how weird) Anyways can you make anything out of it?
 
Not sure Ren, other than something infected the machine. You'll
need to clean it or have someone else do it. Basically, the *.vbs
(visual basic script) files were being launched every time you opened
a drive. Although, Explorer also opened the drive (albiet in a new window)
that was most likely a diversionary tactic to give the illusion that everything
was functioning normally.

These links might help-

http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
 
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