Easy Question(I hope)

February 11th, 2003

OK,I was fooling around with customizing my folders and stuff,something I do regularly,never had a prob before. This time though,it changed the menu to open folders. It wanted to "Search" when I double click on a folder instead of opening it.I went into folder options>file types>...looking at the "file folder" type,and at the Advanced tab,there was no command to "Open". I have to open each folder by right clicking and selecting open,and it's annoying.

Do I have to make a command in there to "Open" and set it to default,or what?And choose what opens a file folder? It also opens everything in separate windows.

Any help appreciated.

BTW,Sys.Restore is off so that is a no go.

**Hipster Doofus** · February 11th, 2003

Backup the registry first & see how this goes>

Start Registry Editor (Regedit).
Locate and then click the Default value under the following keys in the registry

if this problem occurs with drives:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell

If this problem occurs with folders:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\sh
ell

Click Modify on the Edit menu.
Type none in the Value data box, and then click OK.
Quit Registry Editor.

zyfos · February 11th, 2003

Open is under the "folder" type, not "file folder"

February 11th, 2003

OK,when I do that,it gives me a Program Not Found box

yadayada Type in the Executable file to be used instead

Hang on a few,I got a reg backup from a few days ago,lemme check that out.

February 11th, 2003

As I try to open program files by double clicking,it asks for an .exe to open it. Like when I put in none,like you said,it says it can't find none.exe. I can open the files by right click,selecting explore,but that's it.

All this started from changing a damn icon,lol,geeesh!

February 11th, 2003

DOH! I feel like a moron.LMAO

Simple. I was looking at the .Folder in the registry and noticed that the "Value Data" was set as "folder"...

So I went to the shell that you mentioned and said,what the heck,put "file" in it,and bingo,thats it.

Thanks for your help,I'm not here too awful much,but this is where I learned all the tricks of XP,you all rule!

February 11th, 2003	Top \| #1
MonkeyShines Unregistered Posts: n/a	Easy Question(I hope) OK,I was fooling around with customizing my folders and stuff,something I do regularly,never had a prob before. This time though,it changed the menu to open folders. It wanted to "Search" when I double click on a folder instead of opening it.I went into folder options>file types>...looking at the "file folder" type,and at the Advanced tab,there was no command to "Open". I have to open each folder by right clicking and selecting open,and it's annoying. Do I have to make a command in there to "Open" and set it to default,or what?And choose what opens a file folder? It also opens everything in separate windows. Any help appreciated. BTW,Sys.Restore is off so that is a no go.

February 11th, 2003	Top \| #2
Hipster Doofus Good grief Charlie Brown Joined: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 5,920 Reputation: 560 Power: 183	Backup the registry first & see how this goes> Start Registry Editor (Regedit). Locate and then click the Default value under the following keys in the registry if this problem occurs with drives: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell If this problem occurs with folders: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\sh ell Click Modify on the Edit menu. Type none in the Value data box, and then click OK. Quit Registry Editor. Pentium 4 2.6ghz 400mhz @ 3.07ghz 472mhz / Gigabyte GA-8IHXP v2.1 / RAMBUS PC 800 768mb / Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256mb / 2 x Maxtor 80gb ATA133 DiamondMax, RAID0 :: 1 x Western Digital 7200 40gb / Liteon DVD-RW Dual Layer SOHW-1633S @ 1653S / Liteon 52x24x52 CD-RW LTR-52246S / Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Fan / Antec TruePower 480w / RD3XP Gladiator Rounded Cables

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February 11th, 2003	Top \| #3
zyfos Resurrected Joined: July 2002 Posts: 236 Reputation: 0 Power: 120	Open is under the "folder" type, not "file folder"

February 11th, 2003	Top \| #4
MonkeyShines Unregistered Posts: n/a	OK,when I do that,it gives me a Program Not Found box yadayada Type in the Executable file to be used instead Hang on a few,I got a reg backup from a few days ago,lemme check that out.

February 11th, 2003	Top \| #5
MonkeyShines Unregistered Posts: n/a	As I try to open program files by double clicking,it asks for an .exe to open it. Like when I put in none,like you said,it says it can't find none.exe. I can open the files by right click,selecting explore,but that's it. All this started from changing a damn icon,lol,geeesh!

February 11th, 2003	Top \| #6
MonkeyShines Unregistered Posts: n/a	DOH! I feel like a moron.LMAO Simple. I was looking at the .Folder in the registry and noticed that the "Value Data" was set as "folder"... So I went to the shell that you mentioned and said,what the heck,put "file" in it,and bingo,thats it. Thanks for your help,I'm not here too awful much,but this is where I learned all the tricks of XP,you all rule!