Resetting the default folder action to Explore

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Somehow, my default settings for folders has strayed from Explore. Now the
default is DOS Prompt Here (added using Xteq Systems X-Setup). It's also at
the top of the list. When I remove this, then the option next in line,
Explore From Here, becomes my default. If I remove _this_, then it settles
on the third option (which is now the first in the list), Search ..., and I
can't cancel it out in any way. I tried adding a Browse command ("%
SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e,/idlist,%I,%L"), but that didn't work either --
and I can't delete it! Is there a way to fix this? (I searched for "Browse"
in the Registry, but it's not even _in_ there!)
 
["J44xm"; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:00:35 GMT]
Somehow, my default settings for folders has strayed from Explore.
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Update: I did some tweaking around in Systems X-Setup and this time it
worked (that is, removing and readding the extra menu options). Now my
question is, How can I get rid of an unneeded right-click menu option
(Browse, in this case) that was directly created by me? The Delete button in
the File Types dialog is unavailable. Thanks.
 
J44xm said:
Update: I did some tweaking around in Systems X-Setup and this time it
worked (that is, removing and readding the extra menu options). Now my
question is, How can I get rid of an unneeded right-click menu option
(Browse, in this case) that was directly created by me? The Delete button in
the File Types dialog is unavailable.
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Start - Run - regedit.exe

Look in
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

For a subkey for browse, and highlight/delete it.
Same at
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell

BTW the setting against shell itself should have (Default) set to the
explicit four characters
none
This is the thing that trips up normal double clicking on a folder
 
["Kelly"; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 05:58:36 GMT]
Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 /i shell32
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Does this totally reset the right-click menu, or does it simply make Explore
the default again?
 
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