Properties menu question

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DanaK

I have a teacher that has has a strange re-arrangement of her right click
menu properties items. The computer has had quite a few power outage
shutdowns and motherboard problems resulting in the same but somehow when she
right clicks on a drive letter in My Computer or any type of file the
"Search" option is at the top of the menu rather than "Open" which means when
you double click on the drive, file or what have you it Searches the drive
rather than opens it. How do you change this? I don't have a clue as to
where to go to re-order the menu.

Thanks.
 
DanaK said:
I have a teacher that has has a strange re-arrangement of her right click
menu properties items. The computer has had quite a few power outage
shutdowns and motherboard problems resulting in the same but somehow when she
right clicks on a drive letter in My Computer or any type of file the
"Search" option is at the top of the menu rather than "Open" which means when
you double click on the drive, file or what have you it Searches the drive
rather than opens it. How do you change this? I don't have a clue as to
where to go to re-order the menu.

Thanks.
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You might want to download and run the registry fix from this web site.

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
Line 18, right hand column, Search Opens When Double Clicking a Folder
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

If that doesn't work, take a look at these articles.

Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP
Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder or Drive
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/searchwindow.htm

Windows launches Search Companion window when opening any folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555439

Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Hi Danak:

If You are using windows XP Professional then go to Start>Run & Type Regidt

I Legt Pane Go to > HKey_local_machine>Software> Classes >drive>shell and
next delete all Extra registry

or Click Start | Click Run | Paste this in the Open box:
regsvr32 /i shell32 Then click OK.

Note :Before you edit the registry, export the keys in the registry that you
plan to edit, or back up the whole registry
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor
can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Regards/ Vishal
 
Hi Danak:

If You are using windows XP Professional then go to Start>Run & Type Regedit

I Left Pane Go to > HKey_local_machine>Software> Classes >drive>shell and
next delete all Extra registry

or Click Start | Click Run | Paste this in the Open box:
regsvr32 /i shell32 Then click OK.

Note :Before you edit the registry, export the keys in the registry that you
plan to edit, or back up the whole registry
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor
can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Regards/ Vishal
 
Hi Vishal, thanks for your reply. I will pass this on to the teacher and
see what she says. She's fairly accomplished with a PC and, yes, we are
running XP Pro on all PCs at this time.

Dana
 
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