re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' Saturday, January 11, 2003 at 2:36 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by peter (2 messages posted) hey, my problem is that Explore has now been set as default?!? any solutions for this cheers On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 9:01 pm, Rocky Essing wrote: >Sorry. Ran into that issue myself after I posted the article. The fix is to set >the default value on the shell key to "open". you can delete the "open" key as it >is redundant. The actual key for open resides in a different place. this will let >your windows open normally. > > Written in response to: re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Rocky Essing: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 9:01 pm) Responses to this message: re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (peter: Sunday, January 26, 2003 at 6:11 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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(William: Wed, Aug 29, 2007, 1:16 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Janus: Tue, Oct 29, 2002, 11:21 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (The Actuator: Thu, Dec 19, 2002, 5:33 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (The Actuator: Thu, Dec 19, 2002, 8:07 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (dave: Fri, Oct 10, 2003, 6:26 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (shyam: Sun, Feb 8, 2004, 3:49 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (resurrect: Sun, Jul 18, 2004, 6:14 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Yarroll: Tue, Jun 15, 2004, 12:35 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (anand: Thu, May 5, 2005, 11:25 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Randy G: Thu, Jul 21, 2005, 4:57 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (klaus76ro: Sun, Aug 14, 2005, 1:32 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (abel: Fri, Nov 3, 2006, 12:59 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (kenneth: Sat, Sep 28, 2002, 1:16 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Janus: Wed, Oct 30, 2002, 12:37 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Aanand Prasad: Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 7:06 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Maitre Kill: Sun, Dec 29, 2002, 7:40 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (XP User: Sat, Mar 1, 2003, 10:52 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (TechnoTone: Wed, Jul 9, 2003, 12:32 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Jay: Tue, Sep 23, 2003, 7:43 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (TMAB: Sun, Sep 28, 2003, 7:55 am) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (sephxml: Fri, Jan 2, 2004, 1:19 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Damon: Wed, Jan 7, 2004, 5:13 pm) re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Erik: Wed, Feb 25, 2004, 11:25 am) How to Open Folders in Same Window (Mike: Thu, Feb 17, 2005, 5:34 am) re: How to Open Folders in Same Window (Emily: Thu, Jul 13, 2006, 10:09 pm) Best Solution Guaranteed (Shaps: Sun, Jun 19, 2005, 2:19 pm) re: Best Solution Guaranteed - WORKED!!! (Cheryl: Fri, Oct 7, 2005, 2:07 am) re: Best Solution Guaranteed - WORKED!!! (James: Mon, Oct 24, 2005, 12:14 am) re: Best Solution Guaranteed (Paul Boudreaux: Mon, Dec 12, 2005, 3:52 pm) re: Best Solution Guaranteed (Lawrence J. Sylvain: Sun, Mar 29, 2009, 5:18 pm) Thank you very much! (wig: Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 3:06 am) Please help - all above doesnt work for me! (Rob Hasler: Mon, Oct 9, 2006, 3:41 am) re: all above doesnt work for me- It will work (amrita: Sun, Dec 24, 2006, 10:18 am) re: all above doesnt work for me- It will work (Orison Almeida: Thu, Dec 28, 2006, 10:02 am) re: open files in one window (danstmp: Sun, Oct 5, 2008, 6:29 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum