Hi steve,
See if this fix, provided courtesy of Doug Knox, helps you to resolve the
problem:
Fixes the problem where Search or Command Prompt opens when double clicking
a folder
http://dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm
Regards,
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Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
"steve m" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>i dont know whats happened, but whenever i click to open a folder on the
>desktop, it opens up the search window instead, and when you right click on
>a folder to use the open dialoge on the right click shell list, it has
>search instead of open. how do i fix it? taa
>