File Explorer weird behaviour 1

[Streetdaddy]

When I double click a folder in the browse pane, instead of opening the folder, Explorer opens a console window with the prompt at the folder that I double-clicked. Any way I can fix this?

p.s. If I single click the folder in the directory tree it works ok... Miles

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[conceptumator]

Check your mouse settings. Sounds like you have it set so a single click is a double click. I know you can find this in the buttons area of the mouse setup console, but there is also a place it occurs in the desktop settings, I just don't remember right off hand where it is.

 

[smah]

Also, do you have Power Toys installed? One of the XP power toys has behavior similar to this, but I thought that it was a right-click menu option (open command prompt here or some such thing).

 

[linney]

Navigate to

http://www.Dougknox.com

Under Win XP Fixes locate this "Search/Command Prompt Opens When Double Clicking a Folder" and download the fix.


folder_open.vbs- Fixes the problem where Search or Command Prompt opens when double clicking a folder
© Doug Knox - rev 02/09/2002
This code may be freely distributed/modified.

Occasionally the Registry entry for File Folders (Directories) gets corrupted. One effect of this can be that Search or a Command Prompt opens when you double click on a folder in Explorer, rather than the folder opening. This VB Script will make the necessary change to the system Registry to correct this.

Usage: Download folder_open.vbs and save this file to your hard drive. Navigate to where you saved it and double click the file. A confirmation dialog will appear when finished. This script can be viewed in Notepad or any text editor, as to the specific Registry key and value that are updated.

 

[Streetdaddy]

Thanks linney! That was the fix I was looking for That site also has a lot of good stuff for XP. I'll mark your post as helpful! Miles

Those Micros~1 guys sure know what they doing!