Can't Open Folders Direct

[Guest]

When I double-click on a folder say on my C: drive, I get the Search screen.
However if I right click and select Open, the folder opens. When I
double-click on a removable drive I also get the Search screen but again a
right click and Open, opens the drive.

This may be related. When I go into the properties of a removable device and
open up the AutoPlay window, the window under "Select an action to perform"
is an empty white screen with no selections available.

This only recently occurred. Running Windows XP SP2 (with all patches
applied) Pro.

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Joe,

Click Start - Run and type the following command, then press enter.

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

(This tip was previously posted by David Candy)

 

[Guest]

Bert, that certainly did the trick.

Thanks!!

Hi Joe,

Click Start - Run and type the following command, then press enter.

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

(This tip was previously posted by David Candy)

 

[Bert Kinney]

You're welcome Joe.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

For question #2, this page might help:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/autoplayhandlers.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double-click on a folder say on my C: drive, I get the Search screen.
However if I right click and select Open, the folder opens. When I
double-click on a removable drive I also get the Search screen but again a
right click and Open, opens the drive.

This may be related. When I go into the properties of a removable device and
open up the AutoPlay window, the window under "Select an action to perform"
is an empty white screen with no selections available.

This only recently occurred. Running Windows XP SP2 (with all patches
applied) Pro.