Clicking drive shortcut opens COMMAND window

[Guest]

This is something I've never seen before -- or heard of. Whenever I
double-click on a shortcut (i.e. drive K:\), it opens a COMMAND window at
that location. This happens whether from a Desktop shortcut or from Explorer.
In addition, if I double tap a folder icon in Explorer, it ALSO opens up a
COMMAND prompt.

The only thing I can think of is I loaded the "CmdHerePowertoySetup.exe"
tweak from Kelly's Korner. But I've been running this tweak for months with
no problems.

Any idea where the reg entry is to fix -- or a counter tweak? I've unloaded
the above tweak, rebooted, but the problem still exsts.

Signed,

Confused (BIG TIME!)

 

[Rock]

This is something I've never seen before -- or heard of. Whenever I
double-click on a shortcut (i.e. drive K:\), it opens a COMMAND window at
that location. This happens whether from a Desktop shortcut or from
Explorer.
In addition, if I double tap a folder icon in Explorer, it ALSO opens up a
COMMAND prompt.

The only thing I can think of is I loaded the "CmdHerePowertoySetup.exe"
tweak from Kelly's Korner. But I've been running this tweak for months
with
no problems.

Any idea where the reg entry is to fix -- or a counter tweak? I've
unloaded
the above tweak, rebooted, but the problem still exsts.

Signed,

Confused (BIG TIME!)

Try this.

Click Start | Run and type or copy/paste this command:
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
Click OK

 

[Guest]

GREAT! Thanx. That did it. But now I want to know why? I tried running System
Restore (which would not restore). So then I reloaded a backup of my registry
-- and STILL the problem persisted.

What could have caused the registry entry for shell32.dll to be changed? The
only things I've done today are 1. install that commandhere tweak and 2. run
the Kelly Korner autorun fix.

Van

 

[Guest]

Hi GEVan,

You could follow the instructions in the Resolution section of this MSKB
article:

Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=321186

or

D/load and run this fix, provided courtesy of Doug Knox:

folder_open.vbs - 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,

 

[Guest]

Thank you!

But now I'm wondering what happened. All I loaded today was the
'commandhere' toy and then run the 'autorunfix' vbs from Kelly's Korner. What
could have overwritten the shell32 reg entry??