Newhotness Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I've just recently discovered a rather annoying thing happening in My Computer folder. When you go to click on the drives, c: d: e: etc. or My Documents, its brings up a search window searching that location rather than the actual folder. Not as if it can't find the folder, but rather that its trying to do a Windows search of the folder. Hopefully someone here knows of this and can help me set it back to the defaults. Thankx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rochip Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Possibly System Restore might work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted July 29, 2005 Moderators Share Posted July 29, 2005 Make a System Restore point before using the .reg file! Note: Name the file directory.reg. A note to everyone else, the file is only for Newhotness. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory]@="File Folder""AlwaysShowExt"="""EditFlags"=dword:000001d2"InfoTip"="prop:DocComments"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New]@="{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\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,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\?65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,33,00,00,00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]@="none"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find]"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:00000080[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\command]@=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,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\?65,00,00,00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec]@="[FindFolder(\"%l\", %I)]""NoActivateHandler"=""[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\application]@="Folders"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\topic]@="AppProperties"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\EncryptionMenu]@="{A470F8CF-A1E8-4f65-8335-227475AA5C46}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Offline Files]@="{750fdf0e-2a26-11d1-a3ea-080036587f03}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Sharing]@="{f81e9010-6ea4-11ce-a7ff-00aa003ca9f6}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandlers][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandlers\CDF]@="{67EA19A0-CCEF-11d0-8024-00C04FD75D13}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandlers\FileSystem]@="{217FC9C0-3AEA-1069-A2DB-08002B30309D}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandlers\MyDocuments]@="{ECF03A33-103D-11d2-854D-006008059367}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandlers\Sharing]@="{40dd6e20-7c17-11ce-a804-00aa003ca9f6}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandlers][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\Sharing]@="{f81e9010-6ea4-11ce-a7ff-00aa003ca9f6}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{1F2E5C40-9550-11CE-99D2-00AA006E086C}][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{596AB062-B4D2-4215-9F74-E9109B0A8153}]@=""[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{ECCDF543-45CC-11CE-B9BF-0080C87CDBA6}][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{ef43ecfe-2ab9-4632-bf21-58909dd177f0}]@="" Edit: If this doesn't fix it, there's another possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newhotness Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Andavari, thankx for the code...what exactly do i do with it once i save it. This is the first time i've had to use a file like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted July 29, 2005 Moderators Share Posted July 29, 2005 1. Copy the code and paste it into an empty Notepad window, and save it as a registry entry file on the desktop or wherever, such as for example (use the quotes): "directory.reg" 2. Make a System Restore point! I don't know if it will fix the problem or not. 3. Double click the registry entry file: directory.reg 4. I recommend that you either log off, or restart Windows and then see if it fixed the problem. If it didn't fix the problem you can use the System Restore point to put things back the way they were and we can continue to try and figure out a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted July 30, 2005 Moderators Share Posted July 30, 2005 Wait, you are using Windows XP aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newhotness Posted August 2, 2005 Author Share Posted August 2, 2005 Wait, you are using Windows XP aren't you? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ya i am using XP, thankx for all the registry help, one more question though, with .reg files, once you click them do you have to keep them or are they like a one time use file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 2, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 2, 2005 ya i am using XP, thankx for all the registry help, one more question though, with .reg files, once you click them do you have to keep them or are they like a one time use file? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good you're on XP, I was thinking I screwed up by giving you that .reg file without first knowing what OS you were using, whew. The .reg file you can keep or delete it's up to you. It can be re-used again if the same problem resurfaces. I personally have a collection of .reg files to fix some common problems I've experienced over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newhotness Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 Good you're on XP, I was thinking I screwed up by giving you that .reg file without first knowing what OS you were using, whew. The .reg file you can keep or delete it's up to you. It can be re-used again if the same problem resurfaces. I personally have a collection of .reg files to fix some common problems I've experienced over the years. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've been away from my computer for a few days now so i havn't had a chance to try it out yet, but i noticed last night on it when i right click normal documents/folders/etc that the first option is OPEN, but with these drives the first option is SEARCH, then OPEN is 2nd, is this why its defaulting to the search option and if so, is that what this .reg file is designed to fix? sorry for all the q's, but everything you've said so far makes sense so i figured whats the harm in prodding you for a little more knowledge. thankx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 3, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 3, 2005 The default option for folders and drives listed in My Computer is Open. It's one of the easiest things to mess up when playing around with "Tools->Folder Options->File Types" which is really silly after all these years. It's hard to believe that Microsoft still allows the default option to be so easily changed, it should really be a setting that's hard-coded and can't be changed. I went through the same problem many years ago messing with the Folder and Drive settings in File Types. I've seen programs in that past mess them up, of course that's when a program put's itself either in the folder or drives right click menu and screws them up during uninstall. Also I've seen some "tweak" programs mess up the default settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Microsoft Knowledge Base has the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted December 7, 2005 Moderators Share Posted December 7, 2005 Microsoft Knowledge Base has the solution. 23728[/snapback] Umm... Take you a long time to find the answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 8, 2005 Moderators Share Posted December 8, 2005 Umm... Take you a long time to find the answer? 23738[/snapback] Lol. My .reg file would've fixed it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I just had it happen to me, and it was happening on other forums too. There was even a link to this thread. So I posted the solution in case others come here from other forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 9, 2005 Moderators Share Posted December 9, 2005 I just had it happen to me, and it was happening on other forums too. 23797[/snapback] Looks like it's a common problem then. At least it can be fixed in a matter of seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkeeterBeeter Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I had the same problem , I did a restore and it corrected...Don't know why or how it happened... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 It happens when you edit the File Folder or something of the likes under Folder Options > File Types. Clicking Advanced triggers it to clear out that registry key (which usually will read "none") and thus causes the error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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