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Friday, March 28, 2003 at 5:50 pm
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Posted by Felipe (4 messages posted)


The folders work fine.  However, when I set my most common folder called MyFolder 
as a "Favorite" in the "Links" subdirectory, something strange happens.  If I set 
the "Links" toolbar to show at the top, the link to MyFolder is there.  I can also 
see it if I click on the menu "Favorites", and then "Links".  However, they behave 
in different ways.

If I click on the menu "Favorities">"Links">"MyFolder", it shows the contents of 
that folder.  However when I click on the "MyFolder" button in the "Links" toolbar, 
it opens a new Windows Explorer window and goes to MyFolder.

This means every time I use the Links toolbar to go to MyFolder, it opens a new window. 
 I made sure the setings:
"Open each folder in the same window" is checked, and
"Launch folder windows in a separate process" is not checked.

Any ideas?

Thank you
Felipe
fsolanet@msn.com






On Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at 6:57 pm, Nike wrote: >Strangely enough, this didn't work (see message below), but this did:
>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Explore]
> >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Explore\command]
>@="%SystemRoot%\\Explorer.exe /e,/root,\"%1"
> >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Explore\ddeexec]
>@="[ExploreFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]"
>"NoActivateHandler"=""
> >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Explore\ddeexec\application]
>@="Folders" >
>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Explore\ddeexec\topic]
>@="AppProperties"
> >It's only a small difference, but enough for a big difference. Anyway, thanks for >pushing me into the right direction solving explorer problems.
> >



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re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Nike: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at 6:57 pm)

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-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)
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*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)
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*re: THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER : worked for me! (Samuel_Pries: Fri, Dec 5, 2003, 9:04 pm)
*re: THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER : worked for me! (Jas: Sat, Dec 6, 2003, 4:05 am)
*re: THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER : worked for me! (techboy: Sat, Jan 15, 2005, 12:49 pm)
*I tweaked this one & it worked for me! (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)
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