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Windows explorer gone carzy
Don't know how I did it, whether it was spyware or cleaning the regristy but
my explorer has flipped out. Here's a sample, on the left side of the window we have the desktop, drive C, the folders for C and the other usual stuff. On the right side are the folders and stuff. Normally if I click on a folder the system is suppose to then display the contents of the folder but instead it acts like I gave it instructions to go into search mode. A right-click on a folder will bring up the menu and it has search at the top, in bold as the default. Now can someone tell me how I can fix this mess? Something is really fouled. -- Richard |
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Windows explorer gone carzy
Try using Windows XP System Restore and restore your Windows to the time
before the Windows Explorer started acting weird. Hope this helps. Egan "RichardM" wrote: Don't know how I did it, whether it was spyware or cleaning the regristy but my explorer has flipped out. Here's a sample, on the left side of the window we have the desktop, drive C, the folders for C and the other usual stuff. On the right side are the folders and stuff. Normally if I click on a folder the system is suppose to then display the contents of the folder but instead it acts like I gave it instructions to go into search mode. A right-click on a folder will bring up the menu and it has search at the top, in bold as the default. Now can someone tell me how I can fix this mess? Something is really fouled. -- Richard |
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Windows explorer gone carzy
You could try this:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Row 18 right -- ************************************************** **** Most learned on these newsgroups Tumppi, Helsinki, FINLAND (translations from/to FI not always accurate) ************************************************** **** "RichardM" kirjoitti ... Don't know how I did it, whether it was spyware or cleaning the regristy but my explorer has flipped out. Here's a sample, on the left side of the window we have the desktop, drive C, the folders for C and the other usual stuff. On the right side are the folders and stuff. Normally if I click on a folder the system is suppose to then display the contents of the folder but instead it acts like I gave it instructions to go into search mode. A right-click on a folder will bring up the menu and it has search at the top, in bold as the default. Now can someone tell me how I can fix this mess? Something is really fouled. -- Richard |
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Windows explorer gone carzy
Richard.
This is part of a thread that originally appeared in the "microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize" newsgroup on 1/20/05. HTH JerryR Hi, Issue:- Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder This problem occurs when you alter the "Drive" / "File Folders" entries via File Types dialog, to add a "Command Prompt here" or "Print Directory" feature for folders. (example) http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186 Click Start/Run and type this command to fix this problem: regsvr32 /i shell32.dll (Courtesy of David Candy) To fix this manually via registry: If this problem is seen for Drives: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell Set (default) to "none" (without ") If this problem is seen for folders: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell] Set (default) to "none" (without ") -- Ramesh, Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User http://windowsxp.mvps.org wrote in message ups.com... I installed the Command Prompt Power Toy. Now when I click on a folder it automatically opens up the 'command prompt' rather than displaying the contents. I un-installed the 'command prompt' and now when I click a folder it automatically brings up the 'search' feature, again instead of displaying the contents. I have gone to tools/folder options/file types/file folder/advance and there are 3 items the 'find', 'open command window here', 'print directory listing'. Problem is I can not edit, delete etc any of these choices because the choices are grayed out. Any suggestion for how I can get my 'default' setting back of clicking on the folder and displaying the contents? Thanks for your time."microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize" for the subject "changing how a folder open" "RichardM" wrote in message ... Don't know how I did it, whether it was spyware or cleaning the regristy but my explorer has flipped out. Here's a sample, on the left side of the window we have the desktop, drive C, the folders for C and the other usual stuff. On the right side are the folders and stuff. Normally if I click on a folder the system is suppose to then display the contents of the folder but instead it acts like I gave it instructions to go into search mode. A right-click on a folder will bring up the menu and it has search at the top, in bold as the default. Now can someone tell me how I can fix this mess? Something is really fouled. -- Richard |
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