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For some reason when I click on a hard drive icon I open the search assistant
with the annoying dog instead of the open command. How do I reset this menu?
 
| For some reason when I click on a hard drive icon I open the search assistant
| with the annoying dog instead of the open command. How do I reset this menu?
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| Marcus Finius

Start
Run
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
Enter
Restart Windows
 
This problem occurs when you alter the "Drive" / "File Folders" entries via File Types dialog, to add a "Command Prompt here" or "Print Directory" feature for folders. (example)

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186

Click Start/Run and type this command to fix this problem:
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

(Courtesy of David Candy)

To fix this manually via registry:

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 ")

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


For some reason when I click on a hard drive icon I open the search assistant
with the annoying dog instead of the open command. How do I reset this menu?
 
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