Folder problems!!

[ZiOn]

hey guys my problem is that all the folders open in a new window even though i have set them to open in the same window.
the problem started when i was changing my system icons and Explorer stopped responding. After that i found that the "Open" option was missing from the right click menu for the folders. i then manually added the option through the "folder options" dialog box. now what has happened is that although the folders open they do so in new windows everytime!!
How do i rectify this? Any solutions??

PS:My OS is windows XP SP2.

[yaaara_daaa_tashannn]

Try repairing the IE

The command is....

sfc / scannow

if still not successful then try to search for the file ie.inf which should be located in windows\inf folder. right click on that file and choose install... follow the on screen instructions.

you'll need the XP CD as well as the XP SP2 CD for the above processes.

Hope it works....

[ice]

sfc / scannow

Removes any file repacements or subsititues them with the Original MS ones.

Maybe u need a dirty reinstall.

U did chose "open each folder in the same window" right?

Btw u added the option?

[sujithtom]

Are u sure you have unchecked the box saying Open folder in new window??

[ZiOn]

i have tried sfc/scannow and it gives me no errors.
also i am sure that i have checked the box saying "open folders in SAME window".
actually once i did not find the Open option i checked for the same in the file types window under "File folder" and it was missing. so icreated a new entry called Open and set the program to be used as Explorer. this brought back the "open" option but started opening each folder in new window!

[BlAsTeR]

Problem persists in all user accounts ??

I think your account is corrupt.
Try create new user and check.

[ZiOn]

i have only one user account. anyway just to check i did create a new one but the problem still remains.

[xenkatesh]

try reparing the IE and also check the folder option that all the information is provided correctly!

[walking-techie]

install a new copy of explorer.exe (replace the xisting one ) u can get it form a frnd

[klinux]

try a couple of things .

- do u have the prob in safe mode ?
- u could look into the entry to open folders in regedit instead of folder options in another puter and just type the entry as is . probably the entry for folder option got screwed with nondifying .
- at the moment me on 98 so i dont think this entry will work . if anyone else can post his reg entry for folders from registry it would help
- it might look something like this , though this is from 98 hkey_classes_root . else try system restore as last resort

- REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder]
@="Folder"
"EditFlags"=hex:d2,01,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\DefaultIcon]
@="E:\\WIN98\\SYSTEM\\shell32.dll,3"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec]
"NoActivateHandler"=""
@="[ViewFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]"

[ZiOn]

i guess i'll go for editing the registry since i've tried everything else and i've disabled system restore.
Anyone knows what registry entries i should edit for win XP?

[anilsmart]

simply copy and paste (using notepad) the following text and save this as directory.reg and then double click on it
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory]
@="File Folder"
"AlwaysShowExt"=""
"EditFlags"=hex:d2,01,00,00
"InfoTip"="propocComments"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\Con textMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\Con textMenuHandlers\igfxcui]
@="{3AB1675A-CCFF-11D2-8B20-00A0C93CB1F4}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\Con textMenuHandlers\New]
@="{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\SHELL32.DLL,3"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find]
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:00000080

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00 ,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00 ,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec]
@="[FindFolder(\"%l\", %I)]"
"NoActivateHandler"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\app lication]
@="Folders"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\top ic]
@="AppProperties"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Bookmark]
@="Add to Winamp's &Bookmark list"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Bookmark\ command]
@="\"d:\\Program Files\\Winamp\\Winamp.exe\" /BOOKMARK \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Enqueue]
@="&Enqueue in Winamp"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Enqueue\c ommand]
@="\"d:\\Program Files\\Winamp\\Winamp.exe\" /ADD \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Play]
@="&Play in Winamp"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Play\comm and]
@="\"d:\\Program Files\\Winamp\\Winamp.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers\EncryptionMenu]
@="{A470F8CF-A1E8-4f65-8335-227475AA5C46}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers\Offline Files]
@="{750fdf0e-2a26-11d1-a3ea-080036587f03}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers\Sharing]
@="{f81e9010-6ea4-11ce-a7ff-00aa003ca9f6}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers\WinRAR]
@="{B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandle rs]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandle rs\CDF]
@="{67EA19A0-CCEF-11d0-8024-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandle rs\FileSystem]
@="{217FC9C0-3AEA-1069-A2DB-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandle rs\MyDocuments]
@="{ECF03A33-103D-11d2-854D-006008059367}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandle rs\Sharing]
@="{40dd6e20-7c17-11ce-a804-00aa003ca9f6}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandle rs]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandle rs\WinRAR]
@="{B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ExtShellFolder Views]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ExtShellFolder Views\{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}]
"PersistMoniker"=hex(2):66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,3a ,00,2f,00,2f,00,43,00,3a,00,\
5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,44,00,4f,00,57,00,53,00,5c ,00,77,00,65,00,62,00,5c,\
00,66,00,6f,00,6c,00,64,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,68,00 ,74,00,74,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetH andlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetH andlers\Sharing]
@="{f81e9010-6ea4-11ce-a7ff-00aa003ca9f6}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetH andlers\{1F2E5C40-9550-11CE-99D2-00AA006E086C}]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetH andlers\{596AB062-B4D2-4215-9F74-E9109B0A8153}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetH andlers\{5a61f7a0-cde1-11cf-9113-00aa00425c62}]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetH andlers\{ECCDF543-45CC-11CE-B9BF-0080C87CDBA6}]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetH andlers\{ef43ecfe-2ab9-4632-bf21-58909dd177f0}]
@=""

[ice]

Originally Posted by ZiOn

i have tried sfc/scannow and it gives me no errors.
also i am sure that i have checked the box saying "open folders in SAME window".
actually once i did not find the Open option i checked for the same in the file types window under "File folder" and it was missing. so icreated a new entry called Open and set the program to be used as Explorer. this brought back the "open" option but started opening each folder in new window!

There is NO option called Open in the filetypes,

Delete it.

This is what u need to check


I hope resizing to 800 is good nuff for u guys, native reso here is 1280x1024.