Easy Question(I hope)

[MonkeyShines]

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]

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]

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

 

[MonkeyShines]

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.

 

[MonkeyShines]

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!

 

[MonkeyShines]

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!