File explorer - "File Folder"

Go to Kelly's Korner, scroll down to line 18 and in the right-hand column, click on "Search Opens When Double Clicking A Folder" to download a small .reg file.

After you have the file saved to your hard drive, run it according to the directions at the top of the Kelly's Korner page.

That should fix the problem.


http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_d...older_open.htm

FYI, This quirk is most often caused by opening Explorer or My Computer and clicking on the Tools > Folder Options > File Types > File Folder and selecting "Advanced" then clicking OK instead of Cancel. Even though you have only looked and made no changes, changes will nevertheless be made IF you have selected "Advanced" and IF you then click OK. To avoid this, always click "Cancel" when you don't intend to change things.

As an alternate to the above fix, you can go to Start >Run and type:

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

Press enter. The effect is immediate with no reboot required.