In explorer in Windows XP
When I click a folder it was opening a find window.
in: folder options->file types
I have managed to add an action open2 that opens the folder in a new explorer and set that to default.
I have also added an open action that displays an error message.
I can not edit or remove any of these action.
I would like to remove the broken open action.
I would like to be able to click a folder and for explorer to open it.
Note: the delete/edit buttons do not work.
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Excelent, thanks very much. I knew some one around here would know. I just followed your instructions and it just worked.
P.S.
To remove the extra right click options, note that they are there in the registry as children of the two you mentioned and can be deleted.
I only needed the first item in the registry the other was not broken (this time)
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by: LeeTutorPosted on 2007-03-07 at 08:32:18ID: 18671404
Well your problem with clicking a folder opening a find window is a very common problem. Described and solved by this MSKB article:
http://support.microsoft.c
Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder
You should read the article for an explanation of the problem, but the corrective action to take is this:
Click the Start button, then type REGEDIT in the Run dialog box off the Start Menu and click OK. Now navigate in the left pane to these two keys and click on the shell subkey:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Director
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\sh
In each, double-click the (Default) value on the right hand pane and type the word:
none
Then close the Registry Editor.
You can also download a Visual Basic script to automatically make the Registry change from here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp
About removing the unwanted right click options, this page should be of help:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/
Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers