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sterno37Sat Aug-16-08 02:11 AM
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"{Solved} Windows Explorer acting strange..."
Sat Aug-16-08 10:21 PM by sterno37

  

          

Windows explorer acting strange. I just reformatted and reinstalled to correct a problem with my HP Scanner. That fixed the problem, but after a few days when I attempt to open any file from Windows Explorer, I get the find page. No matter what I do, I can't open the file. The programs I installed are all from backups I had made and I don't believe that I infected anything with them. Help is desperately required.


EDIT: Further to this, I found that I can open any windows explorer window by right clicking on the start button and then right clicking on any folder I require from there. I've never heard of this situation and am wondering what I did wrong.

H

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SteveYandlSat Aug-16-08 01:22 PM
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#1. "RE: Windows Explorer acting strange..."
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You say in your question that the problem is with clicking files but much of the question suggests you're actually clicking folders (the default action when clicking a file is generally something other than 'open').

Is this a problem when clicking files, folders, or both?

  

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sterno37Sat Aug-16-08 09:46 PM
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#3. "RE: Windows Explorer acting strange..."
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You say in your question that the problem is with clicking files but much of the question suggests you're actually clicking folders (the default action when clicking a file is generally something other than 'open').

Is this a problem when clicking files, folders, or both?

Sorry for the misunderstanding. It only goes to search when I double click on the folder itself. If I right click on the folder and select explore or open, it does so properly. It does what it's supposed to do when clicking on exe's and such.

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TtechSat Aug-16-08 03:08 PM
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#2. "RE: Windows Explorer acting strange..."
In response to sterno37 (Reply # 0)


  

          

Give this a try.
Tool to reset shell\open\command registry keys

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