Missing "Folder Options"

[Guest]

I just formatted my PC and re-installed Microsoft Updates and SP2 and now i
dont have the "folder options" available from the Tools menu. i dunno if thsi
is because of the new IE7 Beta 2.I am logged on as the administrator. still
no "Folder options". any thoughts? thanks

Kumano

 

[Brian A.]

Before editing the registry make sure you have a good backup or restore
point first.

Click Start > Run, type in: regedit and press Enter.
Expand the following key to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

If "NoFolderOptions" is present in the right pane with a DWORD = 1, you can
either delete the entry or change the value of the DWORD to 0.
To change the value double click on NoFolderOptions.
To delete the entry right click on it and click delete.
Close regedit when done.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Folder Options never was on the Tools menu.
It's in the Control Panel.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Kumano"wrote:


| I just formatted my PC and re-installed Microsoft Updates and SP2 and now i
| dont have the "folder options" available from the Tools menu. i dunno if thsi
| is because of the new IE7 Beta 2.I am logged on as the administrator. still
| no "Folder options". any thoughts? thanks
|
| Kumano

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Folder Options never was on the Tools menu.
It's in the Control Panel.

Really?

I beg to differ on that. Open "My Computer" and select "Tools" and look at
the bottom of the list..
"Folder Options..."

 

[Guest]

hi brian,

Thanks a lot for the info. However, i have a lot of critical data and i have
never done a system restore. any helpful points? will changing the DWORD to 0
cause my PC to crash if it go wrong?

thanks again : )

kumano

 

[Brian A.]

Changing the value to 0 will not cause a crash.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Guest]

Hi Brian,

i checked the registy.. however, "REG_DWORD" value is already set to "0".

any thoughts? is it possible that this is because of IE7 Beta?

I appreciate your assistance on this whole matter

Thanks

Kumano

 

[Brian A.]

Right click on Policies.
Click Export in the popup menu.
Save it to your desktop as Policy.reg
Click once on Explorer and press Delete.
Close regedit.
Now if you need to replace it all you have to do is double click the.reg
and merge it back into the registry.

Check to see if Folder Options is present in the Tools Menu.
If not reboot and check.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[WTC]

The "NoFolderOptions" policy can be located here as well:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

 

[Brian A.]

That's good to know. Explorer isn't present in the hive there in my reg.
What I have is: NonEnum, Ratings and system. Nothing pertaining to
NoFolderOptions.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

The "NoFolderOptions" policy can be located here as well:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Hi Brian,

i checked the registy.. however, "REG_DWORD" value is already set to
"0".

any thoughts? is it possible that this is because of IE7 Beta?

I appreciate your assistance on this whole matter

Thanks

Kumano

 

[WTC]

If you add the registration keys and values then it will work. Most HKCU
policies entries can also be in the HKLM policy location and will affect all
users.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

That's good to know. Explorer isn't present in the hive there in my reg.
What I have is: NonEnum, Ratings and system. Nothing pertaining to
NoFolderOptions.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

The "NoFolderOptions" policy can be located here as well:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Hi Brian,

i checked the registy.. however, "REG_DWORD" value is already set to
"0".

any thoughts? is it possible that this is because of IE7 Beta?

I appreciate your assistance on this whole matter

Thanks

Kumano



:

Changing the value to 0 will not cause a crash.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375




hi brian,

Thanks a lot for the info. However, i have a lot of critical data and
i
have
never done a system restore. any helpful points? will changing the
DWORD
to 0
cause my PC to crash if it go wrong?

thanks again : )

kumano

:

Before editing the registry make sure you have a good backup or
restore
point first.

Click Start > Run, type in: regedit and press Enter.
Expand the following key to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

If "NoFolderOptions" is present in the right pane with a DWORD = 1,
you
can
either delete the entry or change the value of the DWORD to 0.
To change the value double click on NoFolderOptions.
To delete the entry right click on it and click delete.
Close regedit when done.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375




I just formatted my PC and re-installed Microsoft Updates and SP2
and
now
i
dont have the "folder options" available from the Tools menu. i
dunno
if
thsi
is because of the new IE7 Beta 2.I am logged on as the
administrator.
still
no "Folder options". any thoughts? thanks

Kumano

 

[Guest]

Thanks brian. I'll try this out. I'll let you know how it turns out : )

 

[Guest]

Brian, I've got the same problem with no Folder Options, but I've discovered
as I worked your fix that I'm not even allowed to edit the registry even
though my User is listed as computer adminstrator on the computer. It says
"Registry editing has been disabled by your adminstrator." Any thoughts?
Thank you. Brian D.

 

[Alan Edwards]

I am not Brian but this Swen fix will correct that.

http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/Fixswen.inf
(download, right-click, select Install)

You might investigate what malware did this to you.

....Alan