Try this.
Type or paste in Start | Run and click OK...
regsvr32 /i shell32
Open
Explore
Search
Should be the order in the right click context menu for drives. The
default
command for the file is shown in bold on the shortcut menu for the
file.
Its also the first item on the list.
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As far as Explore being the default on folders...
If you do not use any of the Common Tasks, disable the Common Tasks
pane in
folders.
Enable or disable Common Tasks pane in folders
http://www.winxptutor.com/commontasks.htm
Or if you would still like to be able to toggle from Folder Pane to
Common
Tasks Pane...
Set Explore as default for (NONE) Folder in Folder Options.
Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
File Types tab | Scroll down to and Select: (NONE) Folder |
Advanced button | Highlight: explore | Set Default | Click OK |
Click Apply | Click OK
Set Default
[[Sets the selected command as the command to be carried out when the
file
is invoked.
The default command for the file is shown in bold on the shortcut menu
for
the file.]]
This may change some other things that you may not like.
Remember what you did so you can change the default back to Open.
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How folders open depends on a number of things.
Depends on the combination of...
Show common tasks in folders
[[Specifies that hyperlinks to common folder tasks and other places on
your
computer are displayed in folders. These links appear in the left pane
of
the folder window.]]
Use Windows classic folders
[[Specifies that folder contents are displayed like classic Windows
folders,
which means that folder contents do not look and work like Web
pages.]]
Open each folder in the same window
[[Specifies that the contents of each folder open in the same window.
To
switch back to the previous folder, click the Back button on the
toolbar, or
press BACKSPACE.]]
Open each folder in its own window
[[Specifies that the contents of each folder open in a new window. The
previous folder content still appears in a different window, so you
can
switch between the windows.]]
Under...
Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
General tab |
Whether Explore or Open is set as default.
Under...
Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
File Types tab | Scroll down to and Select: (NONE) Folder |
Advanced button |
This effects how double click or single click handles opening a
folder.
Single-click to open an item (point to select)
[[Specifies that you want to open items in folders and on the desktop
by
single-clicking them, just as you would click a link on a Web page. To
select an item without opening it, rest your pointer on it.]]
Double-click to open an item (single-click to select)
[[Specifies that you want to single-click an item to select it and
double-click an item to open it.]]
Open and Explore are different.
Explore opens folders with Folders pane on the left.
Open opens folders with common tasks showing on the left.
Again that depends on all the settings above.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In
Michael Moser said:
For some strange reason the default action (i.e. when I double-click
on)
for a drive is to copy that disk (I guess some CD burner program -
WinOnCD?) has registered this as default action.
I find this quite annoying - I rather would prefer to "open" or
"browse"
(i.e. same as "explore" - but without the tree view at the left) the
CD
or DVD by default. Where/how can I change this setting? CD/DVD-drives
don't seem to be listed under (Explorer) => Tools => Folder Options
=>
File Types.
Michael
