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Old January 7th 04, 12:33 PM
OregonSteve
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Greetings-

WinXP Pro SP1; The context menu on my PC is different than a supposedly
identical image. First, the top item is Explore, but it is bolded for some
reason. Next, when I go to add an item to the context menu ("command prompt
here" Power Toy, for example) it ends up on the top of the menu, and now it
is the bolded item.

In this instance, when I go into Explorer and double-click on a folder, it
opens the Command Prompt. When a coworker installed the same thing, the
option on the context menu on his PC showed up somewhere down the list.

Please help.

Thanx
OregonSteve


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Old January 7th 04, 12:33 PM
Kelly
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Default Broke Context Menu

Hi Steve,

Simple fix. )

Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 /i shell32

If that doesn't correct the issue (and it should) use this automated edit:

Search or CMD Opens When Double Clicking a Folder or Drive (Line 18)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the VBS File: Download .vbs file and save it to your hard drive (you
may want to right click and use Save Target As). Double-click the vbs file.
You will be prompted when the script is done.


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"OregonSteve" wrote in message
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Greetings-

WinXP Pro SP1; The context menu on my PC is different than a supposedly
identical image. First, the top item is Explore, but it is bolded for

some
reason. Next, when I go to add an item to the context menu ("command

prompt
here" Power Toy, for example) it ends up on the top of the menu, and now

it
is the bolded item.

In this instance, when I go into Explorer and double-click on a folder, it
opens the Command Prompt. When a coworker installed the same thing, the
option on the context menu on his PC showed up somewhere down the list.

Please help.

Thanx
OregonSteve



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Old January 7th 04, 12:33 PM
Chris Jackson
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Default Broke Context Menu

From within tools - folder options, click on the file types tab, find the
type that has the default set wrong, and change it here.

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"OregonSteve" wrote in message
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Greetings-

WinXP Pro SP1; The context menu on my PC is different than a supposedly
identical image. First, the top item is Explore, but it is bolded for

some
reason. Next, when I go to add an item to the context menu ("command

prompt
here" Power Toy, for example) it ends up on the top of the menu, and now

it
is the bolded item.

In this instance, when I go into Explorer and double-click on a folder, it
opens the Command Prompt. When a coworker installed the same thing, the
option on the context menu on his PC showed up somewhere down the list.

Please help.

Thanx
OregonSteve




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Old January 7th 04, 12:34 PM
Doug Knox MS-MVP
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This is a known issue. See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Search/Command
Prompt Opens When Double Clicking a Folder.

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"OregonSteve" wrote in message
...
Greetings-

WinXP Pro SP1; The context menu on my PC is different than a supposedly
identical image. First, the top item is Explore, but it is bolded for

some
reason. Next, when I go to add an item to the context menu ("command

prompt
here" Power Toy, for example) it ends up on the top of the menu, and now

it
is the bolded item.

In this instance, when I go into Explorer and double-click on a folder, it
opens the Command Prompt. When a coworker installed the same thing, the
option on the context menu on his PC showed up somewhere down the list.

Please help.

Thanx
OregonSteve




 




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