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Guest Tony M
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I read an MS paper on being able to print a directory listing in XP. Thought

I had done everything right as the directory listing works.

However when I now double right click on a folder the Search screen pops up

rather than the folder opening.

Folder can be opened by left click/open from the pop-up menu but it is

irritating me.

Any ideas how to change back to the default action?

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Guest Tony M
Posted

RE: Double Left Click on Folder results in Search, not Open

 

Sorry for the inconvenience. See that I'm not the only Bunny to have faced

this problem.

Didn't run a search initially as I thought I had messed up the registry

somehow but now appears that it's a fairly common fault.

Problem solved.

 

Regards,

 

 

"Tony M" wrote:

> I read an MS paper on being able to print a directory listing in XP. Thought

> I had done everything right as the directory listing works.

> However when I now double right click on a folder the Search screen pops up

> rather than the folder opening.

> Folder can be opened by left click/open from the pop-up menu but it is

> irritating me.

> Any ideas how to change back to the default action?

Guest steve7132@yahoo.com
Posted

RE: Double Left Click on Folder results in Search, not Open

 

This is what you are looking for, you want to go back to the default action...

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321379

 

"Tony M" wrote:

> I read an MS paper on being able to print a directory listing in XP. Thought

> I had done everything right as the directory listing works.

> However when I now double right click on a folder the Search screen pops up

> rather than the folder opening.

> Folder can be opened by left click/open from the pop-up menu but it is

> irritating me.

> Any ideas how to change back to the default action?

Guest Kelly
Posted

Re: Double Left Click on Folder results in Search, not Open

 

Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 /i shell32

 

If that doesn't correct the issue (and it should) use this automated edit:

 

Search or CMD Opens When Double Clicking a Folder or Drive (Line 18)

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

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All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

 

"steve7132@yahoo.com" <steve7132yahoocom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:FBD48116-C97D-43A8-AD1A-748D4FC5573F@microsoft.com...

> This is what you are looking for, you want to go back to the default

> action...

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321379

>

> "Tony M" wrote:

>

>> I read an MS paper on being able to print a directory listing in XP.

>> Thought

>> I had done everything right as the directory listing works.

>> However when I now double right click on a folder the Search screen pops

>> up

>> rather than the folder opening.

>> Folder can be opened by left click/open from the pop-up menu but it is

>> irritating me.

>> Any ideas how to change back to the default action?


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