Explorer

**smithster** · 20-10-08, 12:00 PM

I've got a strange problem with Explorer, if I double click My Documents it will open as normal however if I try the same on 'C' or 'D' drive in My Computer it brings the popup screen asking me what program I want to open it with. How do I fix this?

cheers

**PhillTheQuad** · 20-10-08, 02:55 PM

i could only suggest resetting your folder options to default.
my "open with" choice for drives is none.
if that helps

**rob916** · 20-10-08, 03:04 PM

Have you tried rebooting

**smithster** · 20-10-08, 04:23 PM

Yeah, I tend to think there is a little more to it. May have been some type of virus. Even when I try to change the folder options they won't change. Strange cause I just reinstalled a clean installation of windows on the machine, although I left 'D' drive intact. Perhaps I need to wipe everything.

**rob916** · 20-10-08, 04:33 PM

can you right click on your drives and explore?

**smithster** · 20-10-08, 04:43 PM

Nope, if you click on open, explore etc it would just come up with the popup box, what program do you want to open with. Then of course explorer isn't one of the options and even when you browse to it the check box to always use this program is greyed out.

**smithster** · 20-10-08, 04:47 PM

Also, every folder I do open, opens a new window. Even when I try turning it off in the folder options. Tried turning it on and then off a couple of times. Makes no difference.

**rob916** · 20-10-08, 05:15 PM

Can't open disc C and D by doble clicking [Solved]

some info here scroll down a bit

**coalminer** · 20-10-08, 07:07 PM

i had the same problem once ...
i rolled the computer back a week and that fixed it

**smithster** · 20-10-08, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rob916

Can't open disc C and D by doble clicking [Solved]

some info here scroll down a bit

Thx m8, fixed the problem opening the disc but still have the problem where it opens a new window all the time.

**rob916** · 20-10-08, 09:08 PM

tools, folder options, general,
open each folder the same window.
Hopefully, in theory

**smithster** · 21-10-08, 06:30 AM

Yeah tried that, didn't work. Not to worry. Will put up with it at the moment and start all over again in a couple of weeks when I get back from holidays.

cheers

**PhillTheQuad** · 21-10-08, 07:27 PM

go start/run, type in this,hit enter
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

cheers

**smithster** · 24-10-08, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhillTheQuad

go start/run, type in this,hit enter
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

cheers

Thx m8, worked a treat and fixed the problem.

cheers

**PhillTheQuad** · 24-10-08, 01:11 PM

wat a guess
mine kept opening the search window

20-10-08, 12:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
smithster Premium Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 120 Spent time on board: 2 Weeks, 4 Days and 9:57:04	Explorer I've got a strange problem with Explorer, if I double click My Documents it will open as normal however if I try the same on 'C' or 'D' drive in My Computer it brings the popup screen asking me what program I want to open it with. How do I fix this? cheers

20-10-08, 03:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
rob916 Premium Member iTrader: (6) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Victoria Posts: 781 Spent time on board: 3 Weeks, 1 Day and 19:13:22	Have you tried rebooting __________________ There is ALWAYS a better way to do things.

20-10-08, 04:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
rob916 Premium Member iTrader: (6) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Victoria Posts: 781 Spent time on board: 3 Weeks, 1 Day and 19:13:22	can you right click on your drives and explore? __________________ There is ALWAYS a better way to do things.

20-10-08, 05:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
rob916 Premium Member iTrader: (6) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Victoria Posts: 781 Spent time on board: 3 Weeks, 1 Day and 19:13:22	Can't open disc C and D by doble clicking [Solved] some info here scroll down a bit __________________ There is ALWAYS a better way to do things.

20-10-08, 09:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
rob916 Premium Member iTrader: (6) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Victoria Posts: 781 Spent time on board: 3 Weeks, 1 Day and 19:13:22	tools, folder options, general, open each folder the same window. Hopefully, in theory __________________ There is ALWAYS a better way to do things.

20-10-08, 02:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
PhillTheQuad Quadmeister iTrader: (7) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: nelson bay Posts: 618 Spent time on board: 2 Weeks, 4 Days and 10:45:56	i could only suggest resetting your folder options to default. my "open with" choice for drives is none. if that helps

20-10-08, 04:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
smithster Premium Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 120 Spent time on board: 2 Weeks, 4 Days and 9:57:04	Yeah, I tend to think there is a little more to it. May have been some type of virus. Even when I try to change the folder options they won't change. Strange cause I just reinstalled a clean installation of windows on the machine, although I left 'D' drive intact. Perhaps I need to wipe everything.

20-10-08, 04:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
smithster Premium Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 120 Spent time on board: 2 Weeks, 4 Days and 9:57:04	Nope, if you click on open, explore etc it would just come up with the popup box, what program do you want to open with. Then of course explorer isn't one of the options and even when you browse to it the check box to always use this program is greyed out.

20-10-08, 04:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
smithster Premium Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 120 Spent time on board: 2 Weeks, 4 Days and 9:57:04	Also, every folder I do open, opens a new window. Even when I try turning it off in the folder options. Tried turning it on and then off a couple of times. Makes no difference.

20-10-08, 07:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
coalminer Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 20 Spent time on board: 17:36:01	i had the same problem once ... i rolled the computer back a week and that fixed it

21-10-08, 06:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
smithster Premium Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 120 Spent time on board: 2 Weeks, 4 Days and 9:57:04	Yeah tried that, didn't work. Not to worry. Will put up with it at the moment and start all over again in a couple of weeks when I get back from holidays. cheers

21-10-08, 07:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
PhillTheQuad Quadmeister iTrader: (7) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: nelson bay Posts: 618 Spent time on board: 2 Weeks, 4 Days and 10:45:56	go start/run, type in this,hit enter regsvr32 /i shell32.dll cheers

24-10-08, 01:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
PhillTheQuad Quadmeister iTrader: (7) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: nelson bay Posts: 618 Spent time on board: 2 Weeks, 4 Days and 10:45:56	wat a guess mine kept opening the search window

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