I have added a new menu item in my right click options. But some how, it has changed the order of already present menu items. In the process, "Search..." has become the default action. So, whenever I double click a folder, it opens the Search option instead of opening the folder. Any help in this regard to re-arrange the menu items.

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There are different context menus, so people may find it helpful if you would state:
-- which one you changed
-- what item you added
-- how you added it
-- which context menu is now using Search as the default action.


On Monday, November 28, 2005 at 2:47 am, charan wrote:
>I have added a new menu item in my right click options. But some how, it has changed
>the order of already present menu items. In the process, "Search..." has become the
>default action. So, whenever I double click a folder, it opens the Search option
>instead of opening the folder. Any help in this regard to re-arrange the menu items.
>

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Here are the steps which I exactly followed: 1. I tried to add menu item for "Command Prompt" in the right click for folders. 2. I did this from Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types. Then I added a new menu item for Folder file type. 3. Earlier , in my right click for Folders, I had "Open" option at the top, then "Explore" and then "Search" and some other items as well. But after adding the "Command Prompt", the "Search" has come at the top. Now whenever I double click the folder, it opens a new "Search" window. This is very annoying. Please help...


On Monday, November 28, 2005 at 9:23 am, jcw wrote:
>There are different context menus, so people may find it helpful if you would state:
>
-- which one you changed
>
-- what item you added
>
-- how you added it
>
-- which context menu is now using Search as the default action.
>
>
>

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Joe's List / 
Falcon's cleanup

Go back into File types / Folders and click on Advanced. Select Open and click on 
the "Set Default" button. 

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Clean install WinXP

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Thanks for the info. But , the first thing which I did was exactly the same. But in File Types -> Folders -> Advanced, I have only three options i.e., Open, Explore and Command Prompt (which I created) and Open is already set to default. The Search option is not even listed here. So, from where the Search option is coming in the right click menu and where it is set to default.


On Monday, November 28, 2005 at 9:02 pm, Rich Kurtz wrote:
>
>Joe's List /
>Falcon's cleanup

>Go back into File types / Folders and click on Advanced. Select Open and click on
>the "Set Default" button.
>

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Assuming you haven't done anything further since you added the Command Prompt as a folder context menu option, try this:

Thanks, Actually, yesterday the whole day, I was very annoyed. So actually I thought of trying something. I observed for drives (C:, D: ), it was working fine, only for folders it wasnot. So I went to registry and tried to compare the 'Drive' with 'Folder'. And the 'none' was the only difference. Which I did and i worked. Thanks anyways for your answer.


On Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 8:24 am, jcw wrote:
>Assuming you haven't done anything further since you added the Command Prompt as
>a folder context menu option, try this:
>

Not sure I understand from that what you changed to get it to work OK for you, but if you're satisfied, that's what is important. (No need to reply back.)


On Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 7:05 pm, charan wrote:
>Thanks,
>
>Actually, yesterday the whole day, I was very annoyed. So actually I thought of trying
>something. I observed for drives (C:, D: ), it was working fine, only for folders
>it wasnot. So I went to registry and tried to compare the 'Drive' with 'Folder'.
>And the 'none' was the only difference. Which I did and i worked. Thanks anyways
>for your answer.
>
>
>

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I'm having the exact same problem that you experienced. I'm sorry but I try to stay out of the registry if I can, so I don't have much experiece with it and I couldn't follow your solution. Could you provide some additional details so that I too can move "Search" out of the top spot on the menu such that "Open" is restored as the default?

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I wasn't having the problem, so I assume you intended to post your message to charan, who however probably won't see it unless you post it to charan (and not to me).


On Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at 11:32 am, Mark wrote:
>I'm having the exact same problem that you experienced. I'm sorry but I try to stay
>out of the registry if I can, so I don't have much experiece with it and I couldn't
>follow your solution. Could you provide some additional details so that I too can
>move "Search" out of the top spot on the menu such that "Open" is restored as the
>default?

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Hi Mark, To get rid of this problem, you have to modify the registry. Please follow the following steps: # Open the registry editor (regedit) and go to this registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell # Right-click on the Default value in the right-hand pane, and then click Modify. # In the value data field, type: none # Click OK, and then close the registry editor. I hope this will solve the problem.


On Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at 11:32 am, Mark wrote:
>I'm having the exact same problem that you experienced. I'm sorry but I try to stay
>out of the registry if I can, so I don't have much experiece with it and I couldn't
>follow your solution. Could you provide some additional details so that I too can
>move "Search" out of the top spot on the menu such that "Open" is restored as the
>default?

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