Changing Opens With Setup

[Dennis]

Recently the opens with preferences on my folder and hard
drive were changed, I don't know what glitch caused
this. However, the program no longer opens the folder
upon double click, and instead sends me to a search
prompt. I attempted to alter the 'opens with'
preferences under:: control panel->foder options->file
types->advanced for each of these file types.

For some reason, search was now the only listed option.
I added "open" as an option, and selected IEXPLORER as
the program to use, and switched this to the new
default. However, now it pops open a new window every
time I open a folder or hard drive. And to add to the
trouble, the changes I made are apparently irreversible.
The edit and remove buttons are greyed out under advanced
for any of the options once they've been added. PLEASE
HELP! :) THanks.

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Search/Command Prompt Opens When Double
Clicking a Folder.
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"Dennis" > wrote in message
...
> Recently the opens with preferences on my folder and hard
> drive were changed, I don't know what glitch caused
> this. However, the program no longer opens the folder
> upon double click, and instead sends me to a search
> prompt. I attempted to alter the 'opens with'
> preferences under:: control panel->foder options->file
> types->advanced for each of these file types.
>
> For some reason, search was now the only listed option.
> I added "open" as an option, and selected IEXPLORER as
> the program to use, and switched this to the new
> default. However, now it pops open a new window every
> time I open a folder or hard drive. And to add to the
> trouble, the changes I made are apparently irreversible.
> The edit and remove buttons are greyed out under advanced
> for any of the options once they've been added. PLEASE
> HELP! :) THanks.

Totally fixed it. THANKS!
>-----Original Message-----
>See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Search/Command
Prompt Opens When Double
>Clicking a Folder.
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
>--------------------------------
>Associate Expert
>ExpertZone -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>--------------------------------
>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>"Dennis" > wrote in
message
...
>> Recently the opens with preferences on my folder and
hard
>> drive were changed, I don't know what glitch caused
>> this. However, the program no longer opens the folder
>> upon double click, and instead sends me to a search
>> prompt. I attempted to alter the 'opens with'
>> preferences under:: control panel->foder options->file
>> types->advanced for each of these file types.
>>
>> For some reason, search was now the only listed option.
>> I added "open" as an option, and selected IEXPLORER as
>> the program to use, and switched this to the new
>> default. However, now it pops open a new window every
>> time I open a folder or hard drive. And to add to the
>> trouble, the changes I made are apparently
irreversible.
>> The edit and remove buttons are greyed out under
advanced
>> for any of the options once they've been added. PLEASE
>> HELP! :) THanks.
>
>
>.
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

You're welcome :)

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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> wrote in message
...
> Totally fixed it. THANKS!
> >-----Original Message-----
> >See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Search/Command
> Prompt Opens When Double
> >Clicking a Folder.
> >--
> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >http://www.dougknox.com
> >--------------------------------
> >Associate Expert
> >ExpertZone -
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >--------------------------------
> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> >"Dennis" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> Recently the opens with preferences on my folder and
> hard
> >> drive were changed, I don't know what glitch caused
> >> this. However, the program no longer opens the folder
> >> upon double click, and instead sends me to a search
> >> prompt. I attempted to alter the 'opens with'
> >> preferences under:: control panel->foder options->file
> >> types->advanced for each of these file types.
> >>
> >> For some reason, search was now the only listed option.
> >> I added "open" as an option, and selected IEXPLORER as
> >> the program to use, and switched this to the new
> >> default. However, now it pops open a new window every
> >> time I open a folder or hard drive. And to add to the
> >> trouble, the changes I made are apparently
> irreversible.
> >> The edit and remove buttons are greyed out under
> advanced
> >> for any of the options once they've been added. PLEASE
> >> HELP! :) THanks.
> >
> >
> >.
> >