problem with opening folders

For some reason when I double click on a folder to open it,
I get the "search for files and folders" window instead. I end up having
to
right click on the folder to find the "open" option in the right click menu
to get it to open. This is a
winXP pro laptop and it was not doing this a few days ago, I imagine I must
have done something which I do not recall to cause this. Can someone please
tell
me how to repair this? it is interfering with my work to the nth degree. I
checked folder
options but could not find an item that I could relate to this problem.

Thanks,
Joan

Hi

Please try the following link to Kelly's web site:

Line 18 - right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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Will Denny
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"Joan" <joanramu2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> For some reason when I double click on a folder to open it,
> I get the "search for files and folders" window instead. I end up having
> to
> right click on the folder to find the "open" option in the right click
> menu to get it to open. This is a
> winXP pro laptop and it was not doing this a few days ago, I imagine I
> must
> have done something which I do not recall to cause this. Can someone
> please tell
> me how to repair this? it is interfering with my work to the nth degree. I
> checked folder
> options but could not find an item that I could relate to this problem.
>
> Thanks,
> Joan
>
>

Joan wrote:

> For some reason when I double click on a folder to open it,
> I get the "search for files and folders" window instead. I end up having
> to
> right click on the folder to find the "open" option in the right click menu
> to get it to open. This is a
> winXP pro laptop and it was not doing this a few days ago, I imagine I must
> have done something which I do not recall to cause this. Can someone please
> tell
> me how to repair this? it is interfering with my work to the nth degree. I
> checked folder
> options but could not find an item that I could relate to this problem.
>
> Thanks,
> Joan
>
>

Click Start/Run and type this command to fix this problem:
(Tip from David Candy)

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

Thanks for your help, Will, it worked. I'd like to know what may have
created the problem. The only thing I can rememeber changing was the Windows
Update and I swear that almost everytime I have an update something besides
the update changes in my PC. Joan


"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi > Please try the following link to Kelly's web site:
>
> Line 18 - right hand side
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
>
>
> Will Denny
> MS MVP Windows Shell/Userhing Please reply to the News Groups
>
> "Joan" <joanramu2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ei13cBIEGHA.2672@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> For some reason when I double click on a folder to open it,
>> I get the "search for files and folders" window instead. I end up having
>> to
>> right click on the folder to find the "open" option in the right click
>> menu to get it to open. This is a
>> winXP pro laptop and it was not doing this a few days ago, I imagine I
>> must
>> have done something which I do not recall to cause this. Can someone
>> please tell
>> me how to repair this? it is interfering with my work to the nth degree.
>> I checked folder
>> options but could not find an item that I could relate to this problem.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Joan
>>
>>
>
>