Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder or Drive
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/searchwindow.htm

Fixes the problem where Search or Command Prompt opens
when double clicking a folder © Doug Knox
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_d...older_open.htm

Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:X4yuf.19362$3I3.16201@bignews5.bellsouth.net,
Steven Myers <tididit@YOUknowWHATtoDObellsouth.net> hunted and pecked:
> The way things used to work was:
> In Windows Explorer, in the right-hand pane, if I double-clicked on a
> folder, that folder expanded to show its contents.
>
> Now the double-click opens a Search dialog. And now the context menu shows
> Search... in bold (which means it's the default, I guess).
> How can I put things back the way they used to be?
> TIA.
>
> Steve