XP Problem: Clicking On Folder Opens Search

[Vicious_AD 0]

I have no idea why, but for some reason whenever I click on a folder now it opens it as a search instead of just showing me the contents. Whenever I right click it, search is at the top of the tab in bold instead of open. Is there any way I can fix this? I have no idea what I did wrong.[EDIT] Sorry, I fixxed it.

Edited June 11, 2006 by Vicious_AD (see edit history)

[miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0]

Dude - come right back here and tell us how you fixed it That'd be an immense help later on to others facing a similar situation.

[szupie 0]

I found a fix here. He might have fixed it the same way.
The site says that the problem could be caused by spyware.

[iGuest 3]

OMG THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!YOU FIXED MY COMPUTER! YAY!-reply by Tino

[iGuest 3]

clicking folder opens desktop search window

XP Problem: Clicking On Folder Opens Search

 

Replying to szupie

I have the same problem however I'm not quite certain that I'm finding the right keys for both of the HKEY's below. Usually when I do a search in the registry I'm confident that I have found the right key and I'm not with this; am I missing something? It doesn't exactly say "directoryshell" or "driveshell" when I search for the HKEY_CLASSES-ROOT.

 

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTdirectoryshell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTdriveshell

 

 

 

-reply by Dyann

[iGuest 3]

When Double-Clicking on Folder or Drive, a Search Window Pops Up..XP Problem: Clicking On Folder Opens Search

thanks my frind it works for me..  : )

-reply by abdullah

[iGuest 3]

when I click on folder it's open search menu

[iGuest 3]

[(Case Resolved)]XP Problem: Clicking On Folder Opens SearchStartRunRegeditOkHKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshellModify value in the right panel to :WshShell.RegWrite p1, p2ThenHKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDriveshellModify value in the right panel to :WshShell.RegWrite p1, p2Then Close the registeryAnd good luck...(*_^).-reply by khaled

[iGuest 3]

 Thank you! I did a google search hoping to find SOMEONE who inadvertently changed the behavior of how a folder opens and found this post!  It worked!  I had found another post, but it said to just make that key = "none".  Then, every folder opened My Documents no matter what the folder was suppose to be a shortcut to!  Thank you!