System Registry Absolutely Butchered

[Guest]

My windows system registry has gone nuts on me. Originally, it simply had a
new default... it would "Search" folders instead of "Opening" them when
double-clicked. I have been all over the 'web, from my computer's
manufacturer to tech support to chatrooms right here. Nobody seems able to
help me. Instead, they'd much rather sell me support contracts and
anti-spyware...

Now, my system registry no longer recognizes folders at all.

I need either a new, factory-spec system registry, or a snippet from it that
I can install to tell Windows exactly what a folder is and what it's supposed
to do.

 

[WTC]

My windows system registry has gone nuts on me. Originally, it simply had
a
new default... it would "Search" folders instead of "Opening" them when
double-clicked. I have been all over the 'web, from my computer's
manufacturer to tech support to chatrooms right here. Nobody seems able to
help me. Instead, they'd much rather sell me support contracts and
anti-spyware...

You did look hard enough, many site will help you with this problem and even
searching this newsgroup would also reveal many solutions.

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

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

 

[Guest]

I think you're talking about "My Computer"!!
Search, dbl click, open.

What do you mean by "new Default?

MAybe should reask question about problem w/ my computer

 

[Guest]

Maybe I wasn't quite clear enough... my system registry no longer has ENTRIES
for folders and/or file folders. They don't exist. And the command referenced
by your link there has removed even the useless "Open With..." command from
the right-click menus... now, double-clicking a folder defaults to the "Cut"
action, as in cut-and-paste.

Despite your best intentions, I still maintain that I need replacement
entries in my registry.

My windows system registry has gone nuts on me. Originally, it simply had
a
new default... it would "Search" folders instead of "Opening" them when
double-clicked. I have been all over the 'web, from my computer's
manufacturer to tech support to chatrooms right here. Nobody seems able to
help me. Instead, they'd much rather sell me support contracts and
anti-spyware...

You did look hard enough, many site will help you with this problem and even
searching this newsgroup would also reveal many solutions.

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

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

 

[bud]

My windows system registry has gone nuts on me. Originally, it simply had
a
new default... it would "Search" folders instead of "Opening" them when
double-clicked. I have been all over the 'web, from my computer's
manufacturer to tech support to chatrooms right here. Nobody seems able to
help me. Instead, they'd much rather sell me support contracts and
anti-spyware...

Now, my system registry no longer recognizes folders at all.

I need either a new, factory-spec system registry, or a snippet from it
that
I can install to tell Windows exactly what a folder is and what it's
supposed
to do.

Doug Knox's folder association script may fix it.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/folder_reg.zip

 

[WTC]

Maybe I wasn't quite clear enough... my system registry no longer has
ENTRIES
for folders and/or file folders. They don't exist. And the command
referenced
by your link there has removed even the useless "Open With..." command
from
the right-click menus... now, double-clicking a folder defaults to the
"Cut"
action, as in cut-and-paste.

Despite your best intentions, I still maintain that I need replacement
entries in my registry.

Download the "File Assosiciation fix" and "Directory Extension Fix" from
Doug's Site.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

 

[Guest]

Now it's telling me there's an error accessing the registry.

 

[Guest]

Directory Association installed, and re-created my old "Search" problem.
Folder Association REFUSES to install at all, as mentioned in my reply when
Bud suggested it, below.

 

[Guest]

Aha... Didn't have sufficient permission to modify the "Folder" entry. Well,
I do now, and the script has been installed. Thank you all for working with
me, all is well once more.

 

[WTC]

Directory Association installed, and re-created my old "Search" problem.
Folder Association REFUSES to install at all, as mentioned in my reply
when
Bud suggested it, below.

Go to your registry and check the permission on this key

HKCR\Folder

Right click on Folder and select permissions.
Click the Advance button.
Click on the Owner tab and select Administrators and check "Replace Owner on
subcontainers and objects". Click Apply.
Click on the Permissions tab. Uncheck "Inherit permissions ....". Click
Apply.
Remove all permissions. Click Apply.
Check "Inherit Permissions...." Click Apply
Check "Replace Permissions ...." Click Apply

Exit the Registry.

Apply the Folder Fix Association file.

 

[WTC]

Aha... Didn't have sufficient permission to modify the "Folder" entry.
Well,
I do now, and the script has been installed. Thank you all for working
with
me, all is well once more.

Good to hear you got that fixed.