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Dgethin

I have suddenly found a New Folder on my Desktop, it has a magnifying glass
on it. When I right click on it, it has three options: Open, Explore and
Create Shortcut. Clicking Open does not do anything, clicking Explore it
opens with all the items on my desktop inside it.
I deleted one of the items in this folder (a small game which I do not use)
and it went into the bin.
What shall I do with this Folder
 
Hi,

Click Start, Run and type CMD.EXE
Type the following command:

REG EXPORT HKCR\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849} C:\srchfldr.txt

Press Enter.

Type EXIT to quit Command Prompt.

Now, open C:\srchfldr.txt using Notepad, copy and paste the contents in your
reply.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have suddenly found a New Folder on my Desktop, it has a magnifying glass
on it. When I right click on it, it has three options: Open, Explore and
Create Shortcut. Clicking Open does not do anything, clicking Explore it
opens with all the items on my desktop inside it.
I deleted one of the items in this folder (a small game which I do not use)
and it went into the bin.
What shall I do with this Folder
 
Since I sent this post in I have put the 'Search Result' folder in the
unused icons folder on the desktop, using the desktop cleaner option.

I still have done what you have suggested.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}]
@="Search Results Folder"
"LocalizedString"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,\
6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,\
00,5c,00,53,00,48,00,45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,\
2c,00,2d,00,33,00,30,00,35,00,32,00,30,00,00,00
"IntroText"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
00,53,00,48,00,45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,\
2d,00,33,00,31,00,37,00,35,00,34,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,53,00,48,00,\
45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,33,\
00,34,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}\InProcServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,53,00,48,00,\
45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:20180000
 
I believe the desktop icon is a namespace item ("Search Results" or the
"Computer Search Results" folder), and they don't appear in the Desktop
although they are defined under Desktop namespaces in the registry. All I
wanted to check was the "Attributes" dword value, but it appears correct
from your post.

Nice! If the icon re-appears, download and install TweakUI. Open TweakUI,
select "Desktop" and hide the "Search Results" folder from the listing. You
can download TweakUI from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Since I sent this post in I have put the 'Search Result' folder in the
unused icons folder on the desktop, using the desktop cleaner option.

I still have done what you have suggested.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}]




Ramesh said:
Hi,

Click Start, Run and type CMD.EXE
Type the following command:

REG EXPORT HKCR\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}
C:\srchfldr.txt

Press Enter.

Type EXIT to quit Command Prompt.

Now, open C:\srchfldr.txt using Notepad, copy and paste the contents in
your
reply.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have suddenly found a New Folder on my Desktop, it has a magnifying
glass
on it. When I right click on it, it has three options: Open, Explore and
Create Shortcut. Clicking Open does not do anything, clicking Explore it
opens with all the items on my desktop inside it.
I deleted one of the items in this folder (a small game which I do not
use)
and it went into the bin.
What shall I do with this Folder
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