Windows Explorer Folder name disappeared

[llenoir]

Today I opened my windows explorer and noticed that it doesn't matter what drive or folder I'm in all I see is %THISDIRNAME% in the upper left corner of the explorer. It's still working properly and it doesn't matter if I'm in webpage view or classic view. I just don't see the name of the folder or icon associated with it anymore. See attached image for what I mean.

 

[bcastner]

Two steps:

1. Start, Run, regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll
2. From the newsgroups: "Do you have the original "Folder.htt" file in your Windows\Web
directory ?" *** end

Folder.htt is a hidden, system file so make sure you have your options set to be able to view it. The easiest thing would be to copy it from a working machine and replace yours.

 

[llenoir]

I tried both of those and neiter of those options fixed my problem. Any other alternatives...

 

[tsuji]

Hello Ilenoir,

I would run virus scan right away.

regards - tsuji

 

[llenoir]

Thanks tsuji, but that is one of the first things I did. Considering I update automatically scan every night at 3:00am and I'm behind two firewalls I didn't think that was the problem. It wasn't, I'm clean.

Anything else I need to look for in the registry perhaps??

 

[tsuji]

Ilenoir,

The systematic is recorded in the registry on the signature of ExtShellFolderViews for different folders (directory and virtual folders/NSE). The InProcServer ends up with shell.dll or shell32.dll.

But, the main problem seems to be why the environment variable %THISDIRNAME% is not initiated at all. The layout etc from your link seems ok.

I would like to ask you some things.
[1] You fig is on c: drive. How about any one of the regular directory?
[2] If you have not customized the folder, can you do the following thing. I think the webview would use the folder.htt in %windir%/web. Could you make a backup copy first then edit the content of it using notepad? Use search to locate %THISDIRNAME% (casesensitive) and change it to %THISDIRPATH% (all uppercase) and save it. See what happen in the place of %THISDIRNAME%. (You might get warning, and take yes for an answer.) It is absolutely not normal that the environment variables %THISDIRNAME%, %THISDIRPATH% and %TEMPLATEDIR% are not initated for webview.
[3] I pickup a couple of virus Redlof just surfing on the net in regard to folder.htt! I just do not like it!

regards - tsuji