I have a question about Customize Context Menus:

Hi, For folder icons, how do you change the default program in the context menu? Mine inadvertantly has changed to "Search . . " rather than the normal "Open", and I have no idea how to change it back. I am running XP home. Thanks Bob

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Has anyone ever found out the answer to this? I'm having exactly this problem.


On Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at 7:35 am, Bob wrote:
>I have a question about Customize
>Context Menus:

>
>
>Hi,
>
>For folder icons, how do you change the default program in the context menu? Mine
>inadvertantly has changed to "Search . . " rather than the normal "Open", and I have
>no idea how to change it back. I am running XP home.
>
>Thanks
>
>Bob
>

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Open regedit, search for Directory in the class root thing, once you find something just named that, change the shell (node/folder looking thing)'s '(Default)' to none, or at least that worked for me in WinXP


On Wednesday, May 29, 2002 at 3:40 am, Mike Taylor wrote:
>Has anyone ever found out the answer to this? I'm having exactly this problem.
>
>

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Thanks, worked perfectly.


On Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at 8:38 pm, Ben wrote:
>
>Open regedit, search for Directory in the class root thing, once you find something
>just named that, change the shell (node/folder looking thing)'s '(Default)' to none,
>or at least that worked for me in WinXP
>

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On Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at 8:38 pm, Ben wrote:
>
>Open regedit, search for Directory in the class root thing, once you find something
>just named that, change the shell (node/folder looking thing)'s '(Default)' to none,
>or at least that worked for me in WinXP
>

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In '98 at least, Folders are a file type (they appear in "View->Folder Options->File Types") From there you can set the default action, like a normal file.


On Wednesday, May 29, 2002 at 3:40 am, Mike Taylor wrote:
>Has anyone ever found out the answer to this? I'm having exactly this problem.
>
>

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i have wnidows xp and when i go to run and type regedit it pops up for a second then closes again can this be fixed????

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I am having the same problem with my XP pro! Any Fixes?


On Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 10:57 am, Aaron wrote:
>i have wnidows xp and when i go to run and type regedit it pops up for a second then
>closes again can this be fixed????

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I have it too with my xp home, urgent!!!!


On Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 10:57 am, Aaron wrote:
>i have wnidows xp and when i go to run and type regedit it pops up for a second then
>closes again can this be fixed????

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I have the same problem and I have found a workaround: It's odd but I can start regedit by calling it from a batch file. I need feedback as to this works for you people (until we find a solution.


On Sunday, February 2, 2003 at 5:51 am, Manuel wrote:
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>I have it too with my xp home, urgent!!!!
>

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Go into 'Start' , 'Run' , key 'Regedit' , 'ok' ...that should work for you


On Sunday, February 2, 2003 at 5:51 am, Manuel wrote:
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>I have it too with my xp home, urgent!!!!
>

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Open the registry by calling regedit.exe within a batch file. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command should have a default value of: "%1" %* exactly as I have typed. This value is sometimes removed during a virus check and .exe files will not be run afterwards. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\open\command which preserves its default value of "%1" %* makes it possible to run .exe files indirectly from within batch files (see my previous mail). Good luck everyone

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start->run->regedit.....that'll get u there


On Sunday, February 2, 2003 at 7:08 am, Mazdak Maleki wrote:
>I have the same problem and I have found a workaround: It's odd but I can start regedit
>by calling it from a batch file.
>
>I need feedback as to this works for you people (until we find a solution.
>
>

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My problem was not knowing how to start regedit but that it started and closed down right away. The same was true with all my "exe" files. I could only call them withing batch files. See my solution further down the thread: Open the registry by calling regedit.exe within a batch file. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command should have a default value of: "%1" %* exactly as I have typed. This value is sometimes removed during a virus check and .exe files will not be run afterwards. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\open\command which preserves its default value of "%1" %* makes it possible to run .exe files indirectly from within batch files


On Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 8:49 am, no_need_to_thank_me wrote:
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>start->run->regedit.....that'll get u there
>

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Hi, did you ever resolve the context menu in XP displying search instead of open? I have the same problem now and it is driving me BEYOND insane. I think I may be close to knowing every registry key in XP. Any help would be appreciated.


On Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at 7:35 am, Bob wrote:
>I have a question about Customize
>Context Menus:

>
>
>Hi,
>
>For folder icons, how do you change the default program in the context menu? Mine
>inadvertantly has changed to "Search . . " rather than the normal "Open", and I have
>no idea how to change it back. I am running XP home.
>
>Thanks
>
>Bob
>

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I know that this is from quite some time ago, however the problem has cropped up on one of our machines at work. I've got as far as the Directory in regedit, but the instructions got a bit vague after that - can someone spell it out for me? Ta


On Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at 8:38 pm, Ben wrote:
>
>Open regedit, search for Directory in the class root thing, once you find something
>just named that, change the shell (node/folder looking thing)'s '(Default)' to none,
>or at least that worked for me in WinXP
>

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I had the exact same problem with a customer of mine. If your restart your PC into Safemode and then run the regedit command in the Run screen it will run smoothly


On Thursday, December 26, 2002 at 10:52 am, Rich wrote:
>I am having the same problem with my XP pro! Any Fixes?
>
>

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I just had the same problem in W2K of regedit closing as soon as it was opened. The cause was a program called WINEXES.exe which I saw in task manager. I deleted the file from system32 and by starting in safe mode deleted references using regedit. I think it is some kind of trojan.
>


On Thursday, December 26, 2002 at 10:52 am, Rich wrote:
>I am having the same problem with my XP pro! Any Fixes?
>

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I read an earlier post about this. I wrote a quick batch
c: 
cd \windows
regedit   

with notepad (save as whatever.bat) Ran the batch
and it opened.  then went to HKey_curr  exefile\shell\open\command and edited the 
string to
"%1" %*  (including the quotes) and everything opens fine now.





On Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 8:51 am, Meeko wrote:

>I had the exact same problem with a customer of mine. If your restart your PC into 

>Safemode and then run the regedit command in the Run screen it will run smoothly

>

>

> 

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Using the previous tip of how to add a new context menu # Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE). # Open My Computer\ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ Directory\ shell. You will find an entry key called find. Delete this key and it will no longer be listed in the context menu.


On Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at 7:35 am, Bob wrote:
>I have a question about Customize
>Context Menus:

>
>
>Hi,
>
>For folder icons, how do you change the default program in the context menu? Mine
>inadvertantly has changed to "Search . . " rather than the normal "Open", and I have
>no idea how to change it back. I am running XP home.
>
>Thanks
>
>Bob
>

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Thanks a lot man!! I was trying since 8 hours to fix this problem..trying to run all antivirus.. i finally made .exe files running...thanks a lot for the message...saved my day:)


On Monday, June 23, 2003 at 3:28 am, Mazdak wrote:
>Open the registry by calling regedit.exe within a batch file.
>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command should have a default value of: "%1"
>%*
>exactly as I have typed. This value is sometimes removed during a virus check and
>.exe files will not be run afterwards.
>
>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\open\command which preserves its default value of
> "%1" %* makes it possible to run .exe files indirectly from within batch files
>(see my previous mail). Good luck everyone
>
>
>

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I had the same issue too, and decided to export the registry settings from another computer and execute it in my registry. Go to HKEY-Classes-Root on a 'good PC, navigate to Directory, Drive, Folder and Shellex. At each one, right-click and choose 'Export' then save it as something meaningful. On your annoyed PC, double click the registry settings (you exported from the 'good' PC), and you should be back in business. Let me know if you don't have access to a 'Good PC'. Suza

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I couldn't use regedit or task manager without it closing quickly. Finally figured out it was a program running called msginav.exe located in the windows/system32 folder. To find this I had to download a shareware task manager, that also listed risks. I have Norton, but Norton didn't catch it. I found out it's a trojan, worm, from AIM. I used the shareware program to quarantine it. http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager It fixed it.


On Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 8:51 am, Meeko wrote:
>I had the exact same problem with a customer of mine. If your restart your PC into
>Safemode and then run the regedit command in the Run screen it will run smoothly
>
>
>

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I had the same problem with regedit. I had a program running in start up called hkcmd.exe that was causing my problem. It was also located in windows/system32. I didn't delete it, but removed it from start up. Regedit now stays open.

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but regedit.exe is exe-file, and it's not running, too.


On Monday, June 23, 2003 at 3:28 am, Mazdak wrote:
>Open the registry by calling regedit.exe within a batch file.
>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command should have a default value of: "%1"
>%*
>exactly as I have typed. This value is sometimes removed during a virus check and
>.exe files will not be run afterwards.
>
>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\open\command which preserves its default value of
> "%1" %* makes it possible to run .exe files indirectly from within batch files
>(see my previous mail). Good luck everyone
>
>
>

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For folder icons, how do you change the default program in the context menu? Mine
>inadvertantly has changed to "Search . . " rather than the normal "Open", and I have
>no idea how to change it back. I am running XP home.
>

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I was able to create a batch file and get into the registry. However, all of my settings are correct. They have the "%1" %* in all of the keys for opening exe files. I've been able to right click on my computer and execute a virus scan and it is not finding anything. My virus dat files are current as of july 2. if anyone can help?.............

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