Error while double click opened the Folder or Drives.
Issue:
- When opening a folder or drives using double click gives a program association error.
- Folder are accessible using right click explore or right click open.
- When right clicked for options in folders or drives, the primary command/program set to open drives or folder is “Explore”.
- Files & application opens using double click open command/program
- This above given issue happens because there is no primary command/program set to open drives or folder.
- Since the files and applications opens directly by double click open command/program, there is some file association problem in executing the folder shell.
- Two way of resolving the issue:
- Type 1
- Click on StartàRunàtype RegeditàEnter
- You will gain access to registry editor.
- Here navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTàFolderàshell
- On the right panel or shell, you will find a string named “(Default)”
- If the Data set in the (Default) string show “No/blank entry”
- Double click the (Default) string.
- In value data enter Open
- Log off the system and re-login.
- This should resolve the issue.
- Type 2
- link: http://www.mediafire.com/?p8bsa0fwsltp8ho
- Download the given registry file, which has default folder settings.
- save the file in any location and run the file.
- This should resolve the issue.