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Re: [Q] Windows XP - Double Clicking Folders....

Postby Donovan J. Edye » Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:17:50 GMT 




Thanks for getting back to me. That option was already checked. I
unchecked it and checked it once more. OK'd the dialog to use the "new"
setting, but I still have the same behaviour.

Do you have a sample registry key(s) that show how this area of the
shell should be configured?


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Re: [Q] Windows XP - Double Clicking Folders....

Postby Kelly » Sat, 30 Aug 2003 18:00:00 GMT 

Hi Donovan,

See if this helps:

Go to Start/Run and type in:  regsvr32 /i shell32

If not run the edit on line 209:
 http://www.**--****.com/ 

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>>
>>>> You have the Folder Options setup correctly. May want to try layering
>>>> the Internet Explorer setting on top of that to see if it will
>>>> restore the behavior you're looking for: Internet Option>> Advance>>
>>>> place check in box to "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts."
>>
>> Thanks for getting back to me. That option was already checked. I
>> unchecked it and checked it once more. OK'd the dialog to use the "new"
>> setting, but I still have the same behaviour.
>>
>> Do you have a sample registry key(s) that show how this area of the
>> shell should be configured?
>>
>>
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Re: [Q] Windows XP - Double Clicking Folders....

Postby Donovan J. Edye » Sat, 30 Aug 2003 19:55:59 GMT 




Thanks Kel, running RegSvr32 did the trick. What exactly did it do?
(S'pose I should ask that first before running things *grin*)

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Re: [Q] Windows XP - Double Clicking Folders....

Postby Kelly » Sun, 31 Aug 2003 13:35:37 GMT 

You are welcome and yes I guess you should have, but not many do.  :o)

It resets large parts of the registry back to factory conditions. This is
how windows installs itself. It's how the original entry was placed into the
registry. Setup does a regsvr32 /i shell32.

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>>
>>>> Hi Donovan,
>>>>
>>>> See if this helps:
>>>>
>>>> Go to Start/Run and type in:  regsvr32 /i shell32
>>>>
>>>> If not run the edit on line 209:
>>>>  http://www.**--****.com/ 
>>
>> Thanks Kel, running RegSvr32 did the trick. What exactly did it do?
>> (S'pose I should ask that first before running things *grin*)
>>
>> -- 
>> -- Donovan J. Edye
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> SetiStats - Get your SETI statistics delivered to your mailbox daily.
>>  http://www.**--****.com/ 
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