cant open folders ....

[Barry II]

its been like this for ages.

when i double click a folder to open it , the folder doesnt open instead the 'find a file' window pops up. to open a folder i have to right click and then click open.

[Cricket]

Hi Barry II,

Which OS? What kind of background programs are installed? Do you have a lot of different programs installed on the computer that do essentially the same things? How long has the OS been installed without a clean re-install? Have you run Scandisk and Defrag? Have you done a full virus scan with updated definitions?

System specs?

:) Cricket

[Barry II]

Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222)
450 megahertz Intel Pentium III
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
192 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot '0' has 128 MB
Slot '1' has 64 MB
Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6156 (i440BX) 1.X
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 4.51 PG 10/20/98

as long as ive had it , it hasnt had a win98 reinstall,its not had a full virus scan for about 3 weeks but it was like this the last time i did a virus scan, its not been defrag for ages not sure what Scandisk is.

[Cricket]

Hi Barry II,

Start up Windows Explorer and go to c: \Windows \Temp and delete everything inside.

Start up Internet Explorer and go to Tools> Internet Options> Click on the Delete Cookies and Delete Files buttons.

Run Scandisk and then Defrag. Before you run them, turn off all background applications. Start> Run> type in "msconfig" (without the quote marks) and hit OK. Click on the Startup tab and then uncheck everything except Explorer, Systray and Scanreg. Click Apply and then OK and then reboot the system.

Start> Programs> Accessories> System Tools> Scandisk.

Start> Programs> Accessories> System Tools> Defrag.

Do a scan for viruses with updated definitions as soon as you can.

You may want to think about formatting the hard drive and re-installing Win98SE sometime in the near future. The Windows installation will degrade over time and become more and more unstable. Most of the members here will do a clean install of Windows at least once a year...some more often. Of course, back up all your important files and data first.

:) Cricket

[Barry II]

i did what you said but its still the same , its not a big problem i will just keep right clicking and using that option.

i dont have a win98 disk so i cant format the comp and reinstall windows 98. my brother has a copied version of windows xp from his computer that he bought 2nd hand though. but i dont think i should put that on here , i dont know how to anyways.

[mike breck]

It may be set that way for some reason in File Types.

Double-click My Computer.
On the View menu, click Options.
Click the File Types tab.
In the Registered File Types box, scroll down until you find "File Folder"
Left-click on it to highlight it.
Click Edit button.
In the Actions box, left-click "find" to highlight it.
Click Set Default.
Click Close, and then click Close.

HTH

[Barry II]

that was it , its working again :) great help

[Cricket]

Nice catch, mike! Never came across this before.

:) Cricket

[mike breck]

Glad it helped Barry.

Yes Cricket, I have my moments...but not often :)