Just do this!!! Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at 9:53 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by West_Ninja (17 messages posted) I rolled all the help tips into one easy to use registry entry. Here is how to enter it: 1) Open Notepad 2) Copy the lengthy set of text at the bottom of this thread into it. 3) Save it to your desktop as a .reg file 4) Run the file you just made 5) click "yes" And that my friends will make your browser use the 'Open' command rather then 'Search...' =============== Here is what you copy =============== Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell] @="Open" [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" [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\shell\Open] "BrowserFlags"=dword:00000010 "ExplorerFlags"=dword:00000012 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open\command] @="%SystemRoot%\\Explorer.exe /idlist" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open\ddeexec] @="[ViewFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]" "NoActivateHandler"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open\ddeexec\application] @="Folders" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open\ddeexec\topic] @="AppProperties" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Openddeexec] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Openddeexec\ifexec] @="[]" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell] @="open" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore] "BrowserFlags"=dword:00000022 "ExplorerFlags"=dword:00000021 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\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,\ 65,00,20,00,2f,00,65,00,2c,00,2f,00,69,00,64,00,6c,00,69,00,73,00,74,00,2c,\ 00,25,00,49,00,2c,00,25,00,4c,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec] @="[ExploreFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]" "NoActivateHandler"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec\application] @="Folders" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec\ifexec] @="[]" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec\topic] @="AppProperties" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open] "BrowserFlags"=dword:00000010 "ExplorerFlags"=dword:00000012 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\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,\ 65,00,20,00,2f,00,69,00,64,00,6c,00,69,00,73,00,74,00,2c,00,25,00,49,00,2c,\ 00,25,00,4c,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec] @="[ViewFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]" "NoActivateHandler"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec\application] @="Folders" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec\ifexec] @="[]" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec\topic] @="AppProperties" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell] @="open_[1]" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\find] "SuppressionPolicy"=dword:00000080 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\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\Drive\shell\find\ddeexec] @="[FindFolder(\"%l\", %I)]" "NoActivateHandler"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\find\ddeexec\application] @="Folders" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\find\ddeexec\topic] @="AppProperties" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open\command] @="%SystemRoot%\\Explorer.exe /idlist,%I,%L" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open\ddeexec] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open\ddeexec\topic] @="AppProperties" Written in response to: Just do this... (dave: Monday, May 17, 2004 at 12:36 am) Responses to this message: re: Just do this!!! (Great Alexander: Sunday, June 20, 2004 at 1:48 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! (Polly: Tue, Nov 11, 2003, 10:28 pm) 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) 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