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XP- Opens search instead of folder

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  • 06-01-2004 12:58am
    #1
    Gangsta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭


    I have Windows Xp and somehow it has changed the way I open folders. Whenever I double-click a folder it opens a search window instead of the folder and i have to right click and open it. Does any1 know how to change it back to the normal double click and open the file?

    Thx
    Gangsta


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    #2
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users Posts: 26,579 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    go to control panel >> mouse

    i think in there there's the option to select what the double click does set it to default.


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    Gangsta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭Gangsta


    Negative on that but thx for tryin. Anyone else got any idea's?


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    #4
    Jokah
    Registered Users Posts: 467 ✭✭Jokah


    Sometimes after adding the right click with the Explorer, the default setting for
    opening a folder is changed.

    To correct this:

    Start Regedit
    Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Directory \ shell
    Edit the default value to be explorer or none

    You can download a reg file to do this for you at:

    Here (the link is four sections down from the top of the page)

    Hope this helps.


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