nonopening folders

[Marie]

When I double-click a folder, it searches instead of
opens. I have to right-click and go to open. I don't know
how it happened but I would love to fix it. If anybody
knows how to do this, please e-mail me and let me know.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Marie,

It's a common problem, see this fix from MVP Doug Knox:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Alex Nichol]

When I double-click a folder, it searches instead of
opens. I have to right-click and go to open. I don't know
how it happened but I would love to fix it. If anybody

Start - Run - regedit.exe

Open the left pane to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
In the right pane, double click Default and enter the exact four
characters
none