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Double clicking on disk drives open cmd prompt

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bharat_r
bharat_r Original post #1
Oct 10, 2007 at 1:49 AM
When I double click on any drive in My Computer a command prompt window opens instead of that drive opening.
But when I right click on it & select Open/Explore ,the drive opens.

Please tell me how to fix this problem
Thanks.
clmlbx
clmlbx #2
Oct 10, 2007 at 5:06 AM
Virus

Few Days Back I Too Had This Problem

Virus Was Copy.exe IN MY COMPUTER

Try SCAINING UR COMPUTER With Some Good Antivirus
Garbage
Garbage #3
Oct 10, 2007 at 9:50 AM
OR,

Go to Tools --> Folder Options --> View
Select "Show hidden files & folders" and uncheck "Hide system protected files"

Now, Explore ur drives & delete autorun.inf & other .exe files(if any suspicious)
at the root of drive.

Restart ur computer !
Ron
Ron #4
Oct 10, 2007 at 6:28 PM
Hey buddy......
It might not be a virus.........

Follow This Tut
*www.askvg.com/how-to-add-remove-entries-in-context-menus/
bharat_r
Oct 11, 2007 at 8:27 PM
I scanned my comp with NOD32. There doesn't seem to be a virus.

I guess it's got to do with the registry.
Ron,the link u gave is for adding items into the right click menu of the drive.

The problem for me is when I double click(or press enter key) it opens the command prompt instead of opening that drive in windows explorer...
Faun
Faun #6
Oct 11, 2007 at 8:40 PM
Nod32 sometimes skips the hidden files, same happened to me while scanning a pendrive, it detected virus only when i enabled "show hidden files and system files".
niku_19jan
Oct 11, 2007 at 10:54 PM
use kaspersky.
G
Oct 12, 2007 at 5:57 PM
Hey dude its a virus(worm)
just type the following code in notepad and save it as ss.bat
-------------------------

@echo off
attrib -s -r -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
attrib -s -r -h copy.exe
del copy.exe
attrib -s -r -h host.exe
del host.exe
del c:\windows\svchost.exe
-------------------------
save it in all drives and open it in safemode ...and then restart windows thatsall you will definetly get rid of this problem...............
S
Oct 12, 2007 at 6:34 PM
I don't think it's a vrius, it's just an extra context and it doesn't include autorun.ini at all so just do as RON said
bharat_r
bharat_r #10
Oct 20, 2007 at 12:00 AM
I found out a fix for this problem.

Typing regsvr32 /i shell32.dll at the command prompt would fix this problem.

Anyways thanks u all for ur suggestions :)