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double click open search window

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Techmastro Original post #1
Mar 25, 2005 at 11:16 PM
when ever i double click any drice on my pc instead of showing content of drive search windows appears.
when i right click any drive options are in following order
1.search
2.open
3.explore & so on
how can move "open" above "search"
swatkat
swatkat #2
Mar 25, 2005 at 11:28 PM
Go to My Computer and from View Menu, open Folder Options.
Here click File Types tab, and navigate to types "Folder" and "File Folder".
BOTH types should have Opens With entry as Explorer.
Select the type (out of Folder or File Folder) which does NOT have Open with Explorer entry, and click Edit.
Then click "New" button.
This opens up a box, here in the Actions field type Open and in the field Application used to perform, you give the path of the program Explorer.exe using Browse button.
Then click OK.
This brings back the main screen, here select the entry Open that you just now created and click Set Default and then click OK.
it_waaznt_me
it_waaznt_me #3
Mar 26, 2005 at 2:16 AM
Do this thing ..
Start > Run > Notepad <Press Enter>

Copy paste this into Notepad :

Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open\ddeexec]
 @="[ViewFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]"
 "NoActivateHandler"=""
 
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open\ddeexec\application]
 @="Folders"
 
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open\ddeexec\ifexec]
 @="[]"
 
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open\ddeexec\topic]
 @="AppProperties"

Save the file as Fix.REG

Now double click on the file .. The information will be added to your Registry .. You may have to log off to apply the changes ..
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Techmastro #4
Mar 27, 2005 at 9:29 PM
@ swatkat
hi thanks for helping me out
A small new problem has grown.Now each file folder opens in seprate windows,I have checked general tab in folder options & there i have marked open each folder in same windows but still folder opens in seprate windows
it_waaznt_me
it_waaznt_me #5
Mar 28, 2005 at 12:29 AM
Yessir .. thats why I posted that Reg file for you .. I also had this problem and I cured it myself like this ..
swatkat
swatkat #6
Mar 28, 2005 at 11:04 AM
Techmastro said:
@ swatkat
hi thanks for helping me out
A small new problem has grown.Now each file folder opens in seprate windows,I have checked general tab in folder options & there i have marked open each folder in same windows but still folder opens in seprate windows
Click to expand...
Yes..To resolve this, now go for the View> Folder Options, and click "File Types" Tab, Now select the Type that you edited previoulsy (that is either File Folder or Folder) and click "Edit".
Then select the "Open" option (that you created previoulsy) in the "Actions" Box, and click "Remove". Then click "OK" and come out of Folder Options. Do NOT click "Set Default".