Double clicking folders

[hi_resurrection]

Hi, I recently tried to change what icon the default folder in Windows XP looks for.( I wanted grey folders instead of yellow). Anyway - when I double click a folder, it opens a search window instead.

 

When I right-click a folder, Seatch is at the top of the list in bold, and open is further down. How do I get it back so that Opening a folder is the default action?

 

Thanks.

[hi_resurrection]

Hi, If anyone has an idea how to get it back the way it was, please reply because it is really bugging me having to right click a folder everytime I wanna open it.

 

Thanks again.

[Gryph]

I honestly don't know. I searched Google for a bit yesterday and came up with nothing.

[hi_resurrection]

Thanks a lot for trying. I also tried searching and came up with nothing. I hope someone knows because I'm getting Pi$$d off.

[Agozer]

Try this: Go to Folder Options in the Control Panel. Click on the Filetypes tab and select Folder. Now click on the Advanced... button (or whatever it's called) on the lower-right corner and then look at the command associations.

 

What do you have listed there?

 

Actually... Go to the registry editor and to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

 

What other keys (folders) are are listed under shell? The contents of the shell key and every adjacent key is extremely important.

[Gryph]

To check the shell information just get ShellExView.

[hi_resurrection]

Try this: Go to Folder Options in the Control Panel. Click on the Filetypes tab and select Folder. Now click on the Advanced... button (or whatever it's called) on the lower-right corner and then look at the command associations.

 

What do you have listed there?

 

Actually... Go to the registry editor and to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

 

What other keys (folders) are are listed under shell? The contents of the shell key and every adjacent key is extremely important.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sorry for the late reply. Under Directory/Shell I only have 4 options - find, Winamp.Bookmark, Winamp.Enqueue and WinAmp.Play.

 

What do you suggest now?

 

Thanks

[Agozer]

What is listed under 'find'?

[Neptune]

Go to Tools->Folder Options->File Types-> [NONE] Folder click advanced then click on the "open" option and click set as default then OK out of it all, see if that works.

[hi_resurrection]

Go to Tools->Folder Options->File Types-> [NONE] Folder click advanced then click on the "open" option and click set as default then OK out of it all, see if that works.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I tried that but there are 2 folder file types - folder and file folder. I can set folder to default open but open isn't an option with file folder.

 

I don't know what the difference between folder and file fodler is, but the file folder must be the most important as that is the one that cannot open without right-clicking the folder first. I don't know why the hell there is an option to search a folder when it is double clicked - it's completely useless.

 

BTW - I'm sorry for all the late replies but I cannot check it all the time because it's my secondary PC that is affected and I only use it at University.

 

Any other ideas? Thanks.

[hi_resurrection]

I fixed the b@stard. I registered to xpforum.co.uk and someone on there linked me to this guide on Microsofts help and support page.

The solution

 

I tried searching on Microsofts site but I couldn't find it myself.

 

So if anyone else has this problem, follow the guide I just linked to.

 

Thanks for the help guys.