How To Change The Default Option Of Opening A Partition In The "my Computer"

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How To Change The Default Option Of Opening A Partition In The "my Computer"

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aparichit View Member Profile	Nov 5 2007, 01:23 PM Post #1
New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 5-November 07 Member No.: 167,705	On double clicking on a partition in "MY COMPUTER" the SEARCH window is starting instead of showing the contents of that partition. In order to see the contents of a partition I have to right click on the same and select "OPEN" from the options. I am not able to change that default search option. Please provide me the solution.

quietman7 View Member Profile	Nov 5 2007, 02:53 PM Post #2
Bleepin' Janitor Group: Global Moderator Posts: 14,074 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Virginia, USA Member No.: 26,513	Welcome to BC aparichit Run CHKDSK on that drive and try Doug Knox's folder_open.vbs if you continue to have problems. Save the file to your desktop and double-click on it to run the script. If you have a script blocking program you may receive an alert and have to give permission to allow it to continue. A confirmation dialog will appear when finished. If the above does not resolve the issue then your symptoms could be related to a flash drive infection. In that case download Flash_Disinfector.exe by sUBs and save it to your desktop. Double-click Flash_Disinfector.exe to run it and follow any prompts that may appear. The utility may ask you to insert your flash drive and/or other removable drives. Please do so and allow the utility to clean up those drives as well. Wait until it has finished scanning and then exit the program. Reboot your computer when done. Note: Flash_Disinfector will create a hidden folder named autorun.inf in each partition and every USB drive plugged in when you ran it. Don't delete this folder...it will help protect your drives from future infection. -------------------- "THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?" Microsoft MVP - Windows Security 2007-2009

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