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re: Question about ''Same Window'' vs. ''Own Window''
Tuesday, January 14, 2003 at 3:19 pm
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Posted by Jim (1 messages posted)

I had two systems, 1 W2K and 1 XP Pro, that had the multiple window explorer problem. The fix I found by looking at functioning OS PC's, was in the registry Folder key under HK_Classes_Root The problem seemed to be a lack of a ddeexec under both the explore and open subkeys. This ddeexec key is used in several places in the registry. Search for ExploreFolder("%l to find it. The l in the previous string is a lower case L. Once a working ddeexec key is found, write down the data and add it to the explore key in the Folder key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. There is a "Shell" key that contains identical data. You can repeat this for the open key. It, however, uses a different string, ViewFolder, in its ddeexec data string. You will see what is in the example in the other registry key. Once I got the ddeexec straightened out, my explorer proceeded to show new folders in the same window. This proved to be a boon for my small laptop. Folders rapidly choked up my small display. Hope this helps others. I put all this stuff into my Folder

On Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 8:05 am, Jeff Schallenberg wrote:
>I have a question about "Same Window" vs. "Own Window" in the Explorer Tools\Folder
>Options\General tab:
>
>For a few days now, XP has been annoying me by opening new windows for each folder
>I open. And this, even though I have selected "Open each folder in the same window".
>My screen sure gets filled with folder windows fast!
>
>Why would Windows be ignoring my display selection? Is there something I could correct
>in the Registry? Should I remove Service Pack 1? Should I re-install Windows from
>the CD-ROM?
>
>Thanks for any suggestions!
>
>Jeff Schallenberg
>Saint Lambert, Québec

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