Exploring Folders in XP PRO sp2

[Guest]

HELP!!

Somehow, I inadvertently set my folder options to "find" when I double-click
a folder. Now, everytime I double click on say, "my music" or "my pictures"
the search window appears in the left window pane and I cannot view any of
the contents of that folder unless I search for it. It is extremely annoying
and I do not know how to set it back to the default. I imagine it is some
setting in "folder options" in the control panel. I've seached everywhere
and found instructions on how I can change it to the find setting it is on
now, but not on how to reverse it back

 

[Claymore]

Hi,

Try this first:

Go to Start => Run and type in "cmd" {without the quotes}
In the window that opens, type in the following line and press Enter:

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
There is a space before and after /i

Reboot

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [Claymore]s message :

Hi,

Try this first:

Go to Start => Run and type in "cmd" {without the quotes}
In the window that opens, type in the following line and press Enter:
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

You can run this directly from Run dialog box, no need to go to Command Prompt.

Reboot

Not needed.


Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Guest]

Claymore, Ayush,

Thank you so much! It did the trick. Now that I did more searching, I
found a lot of other threads from people who had the same problem. I did not
realize it was common. Thank you again
--
Dmoney

Replied to [Claymore]s message :

Hi,

Try this first:

Go to Start => Run and type in "cmd" {without the quotes}
In the window that opens, type in the following line and press Enter:
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

You can run this directly from Run dialog box, no need to go to Command Prompt.

Reboot

Not needed.


Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Ayush]

dmoney wrote ::

Claymore, Ayush,
Thank you so much!

It was Claymore who suggested the fix.. so thanks him ..

Now that I did more searching, I
found a lot of other threads from people who had the same problem. I did not
realize it was common.

Ya, searching ... always helpful.

Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Claymore]

Thanks for letting us know it worked.

And thanks Ayush for correcting me about not having to go the command
prompt to register a .dll - and for the reboot - I was thinking about
another context menu fix where it would be fixed automatically in
Explorer, but not in My Computer. It was late and I was in a bit of a
fog.

Regards