re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 1:54 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by jason (2 messages posted) I did the same thing, when opening a folder, a Seach window would popup. Your fix worked, but now my "Search..." option is gone ("find" was the only listed action under shell). I restored the find branch and it was again the default action. I compared this branch to a known good machine, and they are identical. Does any one know where the registry key that controlls the default action for the Directory" file type is located? On Tuesday, August 20, 2002 at 9:22 pm, sarah wrote: >I had the same problem and did this (back up registry first) then .... goto START, >type regedit,go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, Directory, shell and then delete the actions >listed. Folders will now open as they used to. I also did the same thing with my >C and D drives, and instead of shell, went to drive and deleted actions which resulted >in the actions going back as before. Hope this helps :) Written in response to: re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Sarah: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 at 9:22 pm) Responses to this message: re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Sarah: Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 3:46 am) THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER : worked for me! (atomik: Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 3:53 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Janus: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 11:21 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Setting default action for ''file folder'' (amorous: Wed, Jun 12, 2002, 6:06 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Yap: Wed, Jun 12, 2002, 10:33 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Sarah: Tue, Aug 20, 2002, 9:22 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (jason: Thu, Aug 22, 2002, 1:54 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Sarah: Thu, Aug 22, 2002, 3:46 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Rocky Essing: Sun, Sep 22, 2002, 4:47 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Jefe Quicktech: Mon, Sep 23, 2002, 11:47 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Rocky Essing: Tue, Sep 24, 2002, 9:01 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Jefe Quicktech: Thu, Sep 26, 2002, 7:54 am) re: The best solution for this is... (Tom est Deos: Wed, Jan 8, 2003, 2:01 pm) re: The Above Post WORKS!!! Simple (geo: Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 11:00 pm) Just do this... (dave: Mon, May 17, 2004, 12:36 am) Just do this!!! (West_Ninja: Wed, Jun 2, 2004, 9:53 pm) re: Just do this!!! (Great Alexander: Sun, Jun 20, 2004, 1:48 am) Fix posted here! See link (Scott: Wed, Jul 14, 2004, 9:49 am) explorer, the ultimate easy solution! NO REGEDIT NEEDED! (unanimous: Sat, Jun 5, 2004, 11:51 am) re: explorer, the ultimate easy solution! NO REGEDIT NEEDED! (resurrect: Sun, Jul 18, 2004, 6:19 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Nike: Wed, Feb 12, 2003, 6:57 pm) very similar problem (Felipe: Fri, Mar 28, 2003, 5:50 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Billy Girlardo: Wed, Jan 28, 2004, 2:02 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (peter: Sat, Jan 11, 2003, 2:36 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (peter: Sun, Jan 26, 2003, 6:11 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Chris: Tue, Jan 7, 2003, 11:04 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Barbara: Thu, Jun 23, 2005, 7:22 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Boob: Sun, Jul 10, 2005, 10:06 pm) THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER : worked for me! (atomik: Thu, Oct 24, 2002, 3:53 am) re: THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER : worked for me! (damon: Mon, Oct 6, 2003, 7:25 am) re: THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER : worked for me! (Fletch: Fri, Oct 10, 2003, 12:14 pm) re: THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER : worked for me! 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