Start/right-click/explore action...

[Homer J. Simpson]

Hi all,

Running XP Pro on one of my machines--when I select
Start|Programs|right-click a subfolder|Explore, instead of opening up
Explorer at the corresponding folder (C:\Documents and
Settings\[profile]\Start Menu\Programs\[whatever]), I get the Copy To common
dialog box. Then no matter how I dismiss it, Explorer doesn't load where
it's supposed to (or at all). If I select Open instead of Explore in the
right-click menu, I get the Move To common dialog box...with the same
results.

Any known fix? Windows Update doesn't show anything I don't already have...

[Thorsten Matzner]

"Homer J. Simpson" > wrote:

>Running XP Pro on one of my machines--when I select
>Start|Programs|right-click a subfolder|Explore, instead of opening up
>Explorer at the corresponding folder (C:\Documents and
>Settings\[profile]\Start Menu\Programs\[whatever]), I get the Copy To common
>dialog box.

This may happen if you altered the Registry at
Hkey_Classes_Root\AllFilesystemObjects\Shellex\Con textMenuHandlers.
There is a tweak around that you can add "Copy To" and "Move To" to
file and folder context menus by adding entries "Copy To" and "Move
To" here. While this works it has this nasty bug that the dialog boxes
show up at unwanted places as well.

--
(tm)

[Kelly]

Hi,

That is a common side effect; however most users deal with it as the copy to
and move to weighs out for the trouble caused.

To remove the settings, run the undo listed on line 45.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


"Homer J. Simpson" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
>
> Running XP Pro on one of my machines--when I select
> Start|Programs|right-click a subfolder|Explore, instead of opening up
> Explorer at the corresponding folder (C:\Documents and
> Settings\[profile]\Start Menu\Programs\[whatever]), I get the Copy To
common
> dialog box. Then no matter how I dismiss it, Explorer doesn't load where
> it's supposed to (or at all). If I select Open instead of Explore in the
> right-click menu, I get the Move To common dialog box...with the same
> results.
>
> Any known fix? Windows Update doesn't show anything I don't already
have...
>
>

[Homer J. Simpson]

Interesting. At least now I know what caused that to happen. It's gotta be
a combination of that and something else though, 'cuz I have the same tweak
installed on other machines and only this one exhibits this behavior.

"Kelly" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> That is a common side effect; however most users deal with it as the copy
to
> and move to weighs out for the trouble caused.
>
> To remove the settings, run the undo listed on line 45.
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>
> MS-MVP Win98/XP
> [AE-Windows® XP]
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
> Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>
>
> "Homer J. Simpson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Running XP Pro on one of my machines--when I select
> > Start|Programs|right-click a subfolder|Explore, instead of opening up
> > Explorer at the corresponding folder (C:\Documents and
> > Settings\[profile]\Start Menu\Programs\[whatever]), I get the Copy To
> common
> > dialog box. Then no matter how I dismiss it, Explorer doesn't load
where
> > it's supposed to (or at all). If I select Open instead of Explore in
the
> > right-click menu, I get the Move To common dialog box...with the same
> > results.
> >
> > Any known fix? Windows Update doesn't show anything I don't already
> have...
> >
> >
>

[Kelly]

Hi,

Are there any other differences as to what is installed/listed here for each
machine:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandle rs

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


"Homer J. Simpson" > wrote in message
...
> Interesting. At least now I know what caused that to happen. It's gotta
be
> a combination of that and something else though, 'cuz I have the same
tweak
> installed on other machines and only this one exhibits this behavior.
>
> "Kelly" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > That is a common side effect; however most users deal with it as the
copy
> to
> > and move to weighs out for the trouble caused.
> >
> > To remove the settings, run the undo listed on line 45.
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> >
> > --
> > All the Best,
> > Kelly
> >
> > MS-MVP Win98/XP
> > [AE-Windows® XP]
> >
> > Troubleshooting Windows XP
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> >
> > Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
> >
> >
> > "Homer J. Simpson" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Running XP Pro on one of my machines--when I select
> > > Start|Programs|right-click a subfolder|Explore, instead of opening up
> > > Explorer at the corresponding folder (C:\Documents and
> > > Settings\[profile]\Start Menu\Programs\[whatever]), I get the Copy To
> > common
> > > dialog box. Then no matter how I dismiss it, Explorer doesn't load
> where
> > > it's supposed to (or at all). If I select Open instead of Explore in
> the
> > > right-click menu, I get the Move To common dialog box...with the same
> > > results.
> > >
> > > Any known fix? Windows Update doesn't show anything I don't already
> > have...
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>