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[123xxxxx]

can some1 help me, i got a severe problem,

everytime i open "my computer" and select a drive to open and see wot files
are on the drive(s), it keeps opening up the search utility. i noticed when
i right click the drive that "search" is set at default and not "open", can
some1 plz tell me how to get "open" back as default, as i have tried opening
up using the Tools \ File Options, but only has "Find" on it

[Tom Porterfield]

123xxxxx wrote:

> can some1 help me, i got a severe problem,
>
> everytime i open "my computer" and select a drive to open and see wot
> files are on the drive(s), it keeps opening up the search utility. i
> noticed when i right click the drive that "search" is set at default
> and not "open", can some1 plz tell me how to get "open" back as
> default, as i have tried opening up using the Tools \ File Options,
> but only has "Find" on it

Doug Knox has written a small script utility that will restore the
proper association. See
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm for more
info.

--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows XP & Smart Display
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support

Please post all follows to the newsgroup only

[123xxxxx]

ta mate

"Tom Porterfield" > wrote in message
...
> 123xxxxx wrote:
>
> > can some1 help me, i got a severe problem,
> >
> > everytime i open "my computer" and select a drive to open and see wot
> > files are on the drive(s), it keeps opening up the search utility. i
> > noticed when i right click the drive that "search" is set at default
> > and not "open", can some1 plz tell me how to get "open" back as
> > default, as i have tried opening up using the Tools \ File Options,
> > but only has "Find" on it
>
> Doug Knox has written a small script utility that will restore the
> proper association. See
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm for more
> info.
>
> --
> Tom Porterfield
> MS-MVP Windows XP & Smart Display
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support
>
> Please post all follows to the newsgroup only