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Folders open in "Search"

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by lfh003

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Folders open in "Search" rather than "Open", except for My Docuements folder. Been going on for two weeks. Unable to find method to revert the folders to "Open" when double-clicking.

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by gary56789

Open MyComputer (in any view)?Tools?FolderOptions?FileTypes, find the file type called Folder?click on advanced. If none of the options are in bold try selecting open and explore and then click "Set default". Then return and see if either of these settings corrects your problem.

by winerat

This has been bugging me since I switched to XP. Even my favorite computer guru didn't know how to change this silly behavior. Now at last I can double click the folder name and open it, not get that circuitous search.
Thanks so very much.

by rellik_endgame

"To reset this setting make this registry change or copy next few lines into notepad and save as "searcherror.reg" then double click to merge with registry (always backup your registry before editing).

**cut and paste text below**
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

**finish cut and paste on previous line**"

for your drives, do the same, but replace "\Directory\" with "\Drive\".
"To reset this setting make this registry change or copy next few lines into notepad and save as "searcherror2.reg" then double click to merge with registry (always backup your registry before editing).

**cut and paste text below**
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

**finish cut and paste on previous line**"

by jillbert

I've had XP for years. I do not know why this happened? If I knew, I might be able to keep it from happening again. I'm just grateful that it worked!!

by bbcomputers

Thanks so much for writing this script, as it worked like a charm. This problem started happening yesterday after using Registry First Aid, and I knew it must have been a manipulated registry entry...so instead of figuring it out myself...someone did it already. Thanks again, cheers!

by brigitta

All of the usual answers I found wanted me to edit a registry key, but I didn't have the same exact registry key and couldn't follow the instructions. THIS script worked perfectly! Thanks!!

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