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re: Setting default action for ''file folder''
Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 7:22 pm
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Posted by Barbara (1 messages posted)

I just wanted to say "Thank you". This worked perfect for me! I did the same thing, trying to do the print directory and then next thing I know I click on some directories and went straight to search. But, it's fixed now! I can open my directories. Thanks!

On Sunday, September 22, 2002 at 4:47 pm, Rocky Essing wrote:
>OK. Here is how you can use your new actions and still have open. I was adding a
>print Directory function when I ran into this problem. The solution is easy. Under
>Folder options, choose File Folder and create a new action. call it open and tell
>it to open with explorer.exe. Set this as your default action. You will now have
>2 "open" entries in you right-click menu for folders. open regedit and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
>and rename the key "open_" to "open". this will get rid of the duplicate.
>Now you can add as many new actions to file folder as you want without resetting
>the action.
>
>

Written in response to:: re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Rocky Essing: Sunday, September 22, 2002 at 4:47 pm)

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re: Setting default action for ''file folder'' (Boob: Sunday, July 10, 2005 at 10:06 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)

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)

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