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when i click on a file or program the computer wants to search what ever was
clicked on rather than opening the file or program.
It used to open the file or program when it was clicked. I did something and
would like to change it back.
 
This is a real common problem.

Try this first.

Click Start | Click Run | Type or paste the following line:

regsvr32 /i shell32

Click OK.

A tip from David Candy.

If that doesn't fix it, see these...

Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder or Drive
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/searchwindow.htm

Fixes the problem where Search or Command Prompt opens
when double clicking a folder © Doug Knox
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm

Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/32118

Search companion opens when you double-click a Compressed (zipped) folder in
Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/zipverb.htm


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"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message

Click Start | Click Run | Type or paste the following line:
Click to expand...

Hi Wesley, I hope you're having a great day. I have a question about how
you do the verticle slashes. Like the slash between "start & click" or
between "run & type".

Any light you would be willing to share, would truly be appreciated.

Cheers!
 
This symbol | is called the Vertical Line.

Shift key + the backslash (\) key is how you type it on a US keyboard. It's
above the Enter key.

A backslash is also called a reverse solidus.

<quote>
Vertical bar, verti-bar, vertical line, divider line, or pipe is the name of
the character (|). Broken bar (¦) is a separate character. The typical
keyboard used in the United Kingdom features separate keys for vertical bar
and broken bar, however most UK keyboard drivers today map both keys onto
the vertical bar, as broken bar has hardly any practical application.
Keyboards in other countries do not make this distinction, and there, the
vertical bar character is often depicted as a broken bar, to distinguish it
from the "I" (uppercase "i") character.
<quote>
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Vertical line)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_line

On a US keyboard you have to use Alt + 0166 to get the broken bar (¦).

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Vertical bar, verti-bar, vertical line, divider line, or pipe is the name of
the character (|).

Open the Character Map...
Start | Run | Type: charmap | Click OK |
Type: Vertical Line in the Search for box | Click the Search button.

Repeat for:
Vertical bar
verti-bar
divider line
pipe

See what you find.

If you do not see the Search box in Character Map, place a check mark in
Advanced view.

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Wesley, Thank You! |||||







Wesley Vogel said:
This symbol | is called the Vertical Line.

Shift key + the backslash (\) key is how you type it on a US keyboard.
It's
above the Enter key.

A backslash is also called a reverse solidus.

<quote>
Vertical bar, verti-bar, vertical line, divider line, or pipe is the name
of
the character (|). Broken bar (¦) is a separate character. The typical
keyboard used in the United Kingdom features separate keys for vertical
bar
and broken bar, however most UK keyboard drivers today map both keys onto
the vertical bar, as broken bar has hardly any practical application.
Keyboards in other countries do not make this distinction, and there, the
vertical bar character is often depicted as a broken bar, to distinguish
it
from the "I" (uppercase "i") character.
<quote>
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Vertical line)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_line

On a US keyboard you have to use Alt + 0166 to get the broken bar (¦).

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You're welcome, Nanez. `~!^`

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