Glad to hear it, Bob. Keep having fun. :-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:hfHuf.221991$qk4.41365@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
Robert Ginn <bobginn@worldnet.att.net> hunted and pecked:
> Thank you, thank you, ... I followed your directions
> (Start | Run | Type: control folders | OK |
> File Types tab | Scroll down to and Select: (NONE) Folder |
> Advanced button | Highlight: explore | Set Default | OK |
> Apply | OK), but the Apply button was greyed out, so I thought I had
> changed nothing. I clicked on OK anyway, and now folders open as
> desired. Something worked.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Bob
>
> Wesley Vogel wrote:
>> Open and Explore are different.
>>
>> Explore opens folders with Folders pane on the left.
>> Open opens folders with common tasks showing on the left.
>>
>> If you want Explore...
>> Set Explore as default for (NONE) Folder in Folder Options.
>>
>> Start | Run | Type: control folders | OK |
>> File Types tab | Scroll down to and Select: (NONE) Folder |
>> Advanced button | Highlight: explore | Set Default | OK |
>> Apply | OK
>>
>> Set Default
>> [[Sets the selected command as the command to be carried out when the
>> file is invoked.
>> The default command for the file is shown in bold on the shortcut menu
>> for the file.]]
>>
>> This may change some other things that you may not like.
>>
>> Remember what you did so you can change the default back to Open.
>> ===
>>
>> How folders open depends on a number of things.
>>
>> Depends on the combination of...
>>
>> � Show common tasks in folders
>> [[Specifies that hyperlinks to common folder tasks and other places on
>> your computer are displayed in folders. These links appear in the left
>> pane of the folder window.]]
>>
>> � Use Windows classic folders
>> [[Specifies that folder contents are displayed like classic Windows
>> folders, which means that folder contents do not look and work like Web
>> pages.]]
>>
>> � Open each folder in the same window
>> [[Specifies that the contents of each folder open in the same window. To
>> switch back to the previous folder, click the Back button on the
>> toolbar, or press BACKSPACE.]]
>>
>> � Open each folder in its own window
>> [[Specifies that the contents of each folder open in a new window. The
>> previous folder content still appears in a different window, so you can
>> switch between the windows.]]
>>
>> Under...
>> Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
>> General tab |
>>
>> Whether Explore or Open is set as default.
>>
>> Under...
>> Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
>> File Types tab | Scroll down to and Select: (NONE) Folder |
>> Advanced button |
>>
>> This effects how double click or single click handles opening a folder.
>>
>> � Single-click to open an item (point to select)
>> [[Specifies that you want to open items in folders and on the desktop by
>> single-clicking them, just as you would click a link on a Web page. To
>> select an item without opening it, rest your pointer on it.]]
>>
>> � Double-click to open an item (single-click to select)
>> [[Specifies that you want to single-click an item to select it and
>> double-click an item to open it.]]
>>
>> Or try Simple Folder View FriendlyTree ...
>>
>> Description of Simple Folder View in Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;282002