Windows explorer gone carzy

[Guest]

Don't know how I did it, whether it was spyware or cleaning the regristy but
my explorer has flipped out. Here's a sample, on the left side of the window
we have the desktop, drive C, the folders for C and the other usual stuff.
On the right side are the folders and stuff. Normally if I click on a folder
the system is suppose to then display the contents of the folder but instead
it acts like I gave it instructions to go into search mode. A right-click on
a folder will bring up the menu and it has search at the top, in bold as the
default. Now can someone tell me how I can fix this mess? Something is
really fouled.

 

[Guest]

Try using Windows XP System Restore and restore your Windows to the time
before the Windows Explorer started acting weird.

Hope this helps.

Egan

 

[Thomas Wendell]

You could try this:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Row 18 right


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[Jerry Ryba]

Richard.
This is part of a thread that originally appeared in the
"microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize" newsgroup on 1/20/05.
HTH
JerryR

Hi,
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

Click Start/Run and type this command to fix this problem:
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

(Courtesy of David Candy)

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 ")

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Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


I installed the Command Prompt Power Toy. Now when I click on a folder
it automatically opens up the 'command prompt' rather than displaying
the contents.

I un-installed the 'command prompt' and now when I click a folder it
automatically brings up the 'search' feature, again instead of
displaying the contents.

I have gone to tools/folder options/file types/file folder/advance and
there are 3 items there: 'find', 'open command window here', 'print
directory listing'. Problem is I can not edit, delete etc any of these
choices because the choices are grayed out.

Any suggestion for how I can get my 'default' setting back of clicking
on the folder and displaying the contents? Thanks for your
time."microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize" for the subject "changing how a
folder open"