HELP - Deleted Registry Key for Opening File Folders

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In a fit of utter stupidity which will remain forever legendary in the
annals of my family, I managed to delete the following registry key and
all it's subkeys: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Open.

I'm running XP Home with SP1.

Of course, system restore is not on, neither do I have a backup of my
registry file that I assiduously made before mutilating the registry.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Any comments, disgusted
shaking of heads and hurling of invective humbly accepted.

TIA
 
In a fit of utter stupidity which will remain forever legendary in the
annals of my family, I managed to delete the following registry key and
all it's subkeys: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Open.

I'm running XP Home with SP1.

Of course, system restore is not on, neither do I have a backup of my
registry file that I assiduously made before mutilating the registry.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Any comments, disgusted
shaking of heads and hurling of invective humbly accepted.

TIA
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See Doug Knox's Folder Repair tool here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
 
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In a fit of utter stupidity which will remain forever legendary in the
annals of my family, I managed to delete the following registry key and
all it's subkeys: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Open.

I'm running XP Home with SP1.

Of course, system restore is not on, neither do I have a backup of my
registry file that I assiduously made before mutilating the registry.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Any comments, disgusted
shaking of heads and hurling of invective humbly accepted.

TIA
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to: "How to Run a Repair Install":

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
 
Thus spake Sharon F:
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Sharon, you have my undying gratitude! Thanks for your help, it worked
like a charm.
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You're most welcome but Doug did all of the work ;)
Glad to hear that your folders are fixed up and working again.
 
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