Default "Browse for file" location in web browser "choose file" box


  1. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Default "Browse for file" location in web browser "choose file" box


    Hi,
    how can I change this?

    Some background - this may not be the issue I need to solve at the end of the day:

    I believe the location is causing crashes, since I blew up lots of Library registry values (in an attempt to remove them from the OS), and I think it defaults to the library page.

    eg, 2shared - file upload and sharing
    [edit: stupid editor auto href'd the text... bah]

    crashes IE and Firefox (not Chrome for some reason... possibly because it uses its own code?) when I click the browse button (same for any "browse" button that spawns a native find-your-file thing).

    It may be something else, but anyway...

    edit: If I disable "Expand to Current Folder" in Win Explorer, the crash does not occur. So perhaps it is trying to expand to a folder that is broken?
    I want to keep "Expand to Current Folder" on, though, as I like the feature.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 71,978
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Silmeria,

    It may be best to do a system restore using a restore point (if available) dated before you blew up the registry to see if that may sort this for you. Afterwards, you could use the tutorial below instead to remove libraries without blowing up the registry like that. :)

    Libraries Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
      My Computer


 

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