Re: Folder double-click or Open doesn't do anything
davexnet01@yahoo.com wrote:
| On May 17, 4:52 pm, "PCR" <pcr...@netzero.net> wrote:
|> "dave xnet" <davexnet02...@ETEyahoo.com> wrote in message
|>
|> news:qhms245chjf9ac1hn0ovnhv9akjj7er13t@4ax.com...
| <snip>
|
|> | >| PCR - thanks for pointing out the registry information.
|> | >
|> | >You are welcome. That is a complex area of the Registry. I see
|> | >both avast! & WinZip have added entries nearby, & the Briefcase
|> | >(which I hate) is nearby too. But here is everything under Folder
|> | >than seems to be pure Win98SE, unaffected by those...
|> | >
|> | >
|> | >===== Export starts after this line=============
|> | >REGEDIT4
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell]
|> | >@=""
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open]
|> | >@=""
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec]
|> | >"NoActivateHandler"=""
|> | >@="[ViewFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]"
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec\application]
|> | >@="Folders"
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec\topic]
|> | >@="AppProperties"
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec\ifexec]
|> | >@="[]"
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\command]
|> | >@="c:\\windows\\Explorer.exe /idlist,%I,%L"
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore]
|> | >@=""
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec]
|> | >"NoActivateHandler"=""
|> | >@="[ExploreFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]"
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec\application]
|> | >@="Folders"
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec\topic]
|> | >@="AppProperties"
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec\ifexec]
|> | >@="[]"
|> | >
|> | >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command]
|> | >@="c:\\windows\\Explorer.exe /e,/idlist,%I,%L"
|> | >
|> | >===== Export ends before this line ============
|> | >===== and includes the blank line ============
|> | >
|> | >
|> | >Other than the single Win95 datum you've now got, does your
|> | >Registry look just like that from ...Shell on? If not, maybe
|> | >export what you've got & import mine. If you revert to the
|> | >unwanted behavior, switch it back again.
|> | >
|> | >OR... just let it be, if all seems to be working well enough.
|> |
|> | Well I just took a cursory glance at the 98 values
|> | before I deleted it and merged in the whole of the 95
|> | "folder" key.
|> | I had winzip and winrar installed in both.
|> | AS you say, both have entries in there.
|> | I expected them to be the same, and they nearly were,
|> | except a couple of the CLSID's eferenced by winzip had a slight
|> | difference. (fixed that).
|> | Before I deleted the 98 "folder" key I EXPorted it first.
|> | I haven't been through it line by line yet,
|> | but I can put it back as it was if I have to.
|> | I'll do a compare tomorow with the 95 version,
|> | compare it to your lines above, and I'll
|> | post back what comes up.
|> | Thanks !
|>
|> You are welcome. OK-- sounds as if you know what you're doing. It is
|> always good to do an export before a delete! Right, make the
|> comparisons & report back. I did not post the nearby area of that
|> Registry key that contains my WinZip & avast! modifications.
|>
|> If you restore your Win98 registry key, & the problem reappears,
|> then...
|>
|> You say it was only a few folders that were not opening when clicked
|> in Explorer? Did they have different Property settings than the
|> others? For instance, was Thumbnail view enabled for them? Were they
|> customized? Perhaps turn both of those off & on again to jog a
|> setting. Also...
|>
|> (1) Undo Active Desktop.
|>
|> (a) R-Clk the Desktop, point to Active Desktop, & select Customize
|> my Desktop.
|> (b) Uncheck "View my Active Desktop as a WEB page" & Apply.
|>
|> Is there anything in the box under that item? Those are WEB sites
|> that would appear on the Desktop. Delete them.
|>
|> (c) At the Effects tab, uncheck "Hide icons when the Desktop is
|> viewed as a WEB page" & OK.
|> (d) R-Clk the Desktop, & uncheck "View as WEB page".
|>
|> (2) "START, Settings, Folder Options, General tab". Set to "Classic
|> style". If all gets better, click "Custom...", & gingerly go back to
|> how you like it. But stay away from "Enable all Web related
|> content...".
| I checked the 98 registry against your sample.
| Mine is identical to your except for the value to these lines.
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec]
| "NoActivateHandler"=""
| @="[ExploreFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]"
| [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec]
| "NoActivateHandler"=""
| @="[ViewFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]"
|
| where in my case the data value now is
| [ExploreFolder("%l", %I, %S)] and [ViewFolder("%l", %I, %S)]
| respectively. Active desktop is turned off, I checked all the items
| you mentioned.
Alright. I was thinking that maybe there were more differences between
what you had to begin with & true Win98 lines. Then, if you went back to
true lines as a whole, it might fix you better than the small reversion
to Win95 did. I guess it won't. Still -- I don't know -- unless you have
already done it -- maybe revert those two lines temporarily anyhow --
just to see whether it was a coincidence that taking the Win95 lines was
the cure. If not, go back again.
| I tried generic classic and the problem still existed.
I was hoping it might jog a setting. Too bad it didn't!
| I first noticed the problem after creating a few folders right on the
| desktop.
| Doubleclicking on them did nothing, but right click/explore worked.
Mine all work.
| I then opened "my computer" double clicked a few of the folders in
| there and found one or two
| more that exhibited the problem.
Mine all work in there too. Open (whether by click of an icon or R-Clk,
Open) seems to open it in the same instance of Explorer-- so that the
back & forward arrows work. R-Clk, Explore, opens it in a new instance--
so that it may be minimized & the original window shows up. But that
behavior to some extent is controlled by settings... uh, such as...
"START button, Settings, Folder Options, bolt Custom, Settings button,
bolt Open each Folder in the Same Window"
That is why I wanted you to switch settings to & fro-- too, too bad it
didn't work!
| I've been unable to account for any attributes that may be involved.
Alright. Too bad.
| The PC is dual boot with
| win2k - opening the same folders in win2k is not an issue - works
| normally.
I don't know whether Win2K could be putting secret markings on folders.
I never heard of such a thing, though, & I guess it would happen to all
of them, not just to some.
| For now I'm going to leave it as-is, since it appears to be working
| normally since I
| replaced those registry values.
That may be best for now. As Terhune suggested, keep in mind you may
some day notice other peculiarities. Then, bring up this matter again
along with the new thing.
| The ddeexec part of the key may be a
| clue.
| Perhaps I'll research that and see if I can find out anything.
Absolutely, & keep us informed. I don't know what that is. It doesn't
appear to be a separate program, but may be a function of Explorer.exe.
What is your version of it. Here is what I've got for Win98SE...
EXPLORER.EXE
Desc: Windows Explorer
Loc: C:\WINDOWS
Size: 180,224 bytes
Mod: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:22:00 PM
Ver: 4.72.3110.1
You should have only one, & it should be in C:\Windows...!...
C:\>DIR C:\Explorer.exe /a /s
Directory of C:\WINDOWS
EXPLORER EXE 180,224 04-23-99 10:22p EXPLORER.EXE
| Dave
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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
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