windows changed and I can't change it back......

[klid]

can someone help me with this problem.... when i click on my c drive in my
computer it opens up a search dialouge. when i right click on my drive by
default instead of the word (open) being there i see the word (search).as
the first option instead of (open) how can I change this?
every time i double click on one of my drives it opens up the windows search
utility.even on my cd drive. Aside from that nothing will read automaticaly.
(it used to about 2 weeks ago but it has stopped and i don't know how or
why. my cd drive wont autorun any programs i insert even windows xp cd. 2
weeks i have been trying to fix this to no avail.
can anyone help pleaseeeeeee?
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Issue: Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder

This problem occurs when you alter the "Drive" / "File Folders" entries via
File Types dialog, to add a "Command Prompt here" or "Print Directory"
feature for folders. (example)

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186

Resolution:

Click Start/Run and type this command to fix this problem:
(Tip from David Candy)

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

-or-

To fix this manually via registry:

If this problem is seen for Drives:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
Set (default) to "none" (without ")

If this problem is seen for folders:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
Set (default) to "none" (without ")

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

 

[klid]

Thank u for yur help i dont think iwould have figured it out, do u also knw
how to turn my cd roms autorun feature back on?

Issue: Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder

This problem occurs when you alter the "Drive" / "File Folders" entries
via File Types dialog, to add a "Command Prompt here" or "Print Directory"
feature for folders. (example)

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186

Resolution:

Click Start/Run and type this command to fix this problem:
(Tip from David Candy)

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

-or-

To fix this manually via registry:

If this problem is seen for Drives:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
Set (default) to "none" (without ")

If this problem is seen for folders:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
Set (default) to "none" (without ")

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

can someone help me with this problem.... when i click on my c drive in
my computer it opens up a search dialouge. when i right click on my drive
by default instead of the word (open) being there i see the word
(search).as the first option instead of (open) how can I change this?
every time i double click on one of my drives it opens up the windows
search utility.even on my cd drive. Aside from that nothing will read
automaticaly. (it used to about 2 weeks ago but it has stopped and i
don't know how or why. my cd drive wont autorun any programs i insert
even windows xp cd. 2 weeks i have been trying to fix this to no avail.
can anyone help pleaseeeeeee?
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Try the Autoplay Repair tool from MS

Download details: Autoplay Repair Wizard:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...B6-E8FA-45C4-A171-1B389CFACDAD&displaylang=en


--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

Thank u for yur help i dont think iwould have figured it out, do u also
knw how to turn my cd roms autorun feature back on?

Issue: Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder

This problem occurs when you alter the "Drive" / "File Folders" entries
via File Types dialog, to add a "Command Prompt here" or "Print
Directory" feature for folders. (example)

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186

Resolution:

Click Start/Run and type this command to fix this problem:
(Tip from David Candy)

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

-or-

To fix this manually via registry:

If this problem is seen for Drives:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
Set (default) to "none" (without ")

If this problem is seen for folders:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
Set (default) to "none" (without ")

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

can someone help me with this problem.... when i click on my c drive in
my computer it opens up a search dialouge. when i right click on my
drive by default instead of the word (open) being there i see the word
(search).as the first option instead of (open) how can I change this?
every time i double click on one of my drives it opens up the windows
search utility.even on my cd drive. Aside from that nothing will read
automaticaly. (it used to about 2 weeks ago but it has stopped and i
don't know how or why. my cd drive wont autorun any programs i insert
even windows xp cd. 2 weeks i have been trying to fix this to no avail.
can anyone help pleaseeeeeee?
(e-mail address removed)