Solved Folder Problem

[novashenron]

Hi. I've been having a problem. When I open a folder and then open another folder inside this folder its contents open in a new window. Any suggestions to solve this?

 

[Orbital Shark]

Hi, welcome to the forums

You need to make sure that you've not accidentally set the following option (open explorer then click Organize > Folder and Search options)



If so then choose the top option then click ok and it should work properly.


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[Mike Connor]

Go to explorer settings, folder options;



Click on "Open each folder in the same window".

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[novashenron]

Thanks for the quick reply but i already have active the option to open each folder in the same window.
I have tried to reset it again but it doesnt work.

 

[DreemWarrior]

Click on organize in the upper left hand corner, then select 'folder and search options', then select 'open each folder in same window'.
I hope this helps.

Man your quick today Mike lol

 

[novashenron]

I cant even restore my system to a previous point. I get an error message. Also when I play flv files the explorer.exe stops responding.

 

[Mike Connor]

Thanks for the quick reply but i already have active the option to open each folder in the same window.
I have tried to reset it again but it doesnt work.

Download this and run it;

Malwarebytes

Tell us what it says.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[novashenron]

It gives me the option to remove...Thats what it says about my errors:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.50.1.1100
Malwarebytes

Database version: 5363

Windows 6.1.7600
Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421

6/4/2011 1:15:35 πμ
mbam-log-2011-04-06 (01-15-29).txt

Scan type: Quick scan
Objects scanned: 163649
Time elapsed: 3 minute(s), 43 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 7
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 6

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\JCFSE7V7Z1 (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\JP595IR86O (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\NtWqIVLZEWZU (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SMH2B46TDP (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Z30KYPG3WS (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ZE18MW23GY (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\ (Hijack.Zones) -> No action taken.

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
c:\Users\Public\documents\Server\admin.txt (Malware.Trace) -> No action taken.
c:\Users\Public\documents\Server\server.dat (Malware.Trace) -> No action taken.
c:\Windows\hosts (Trojan.Agent) -> No action taken.
c:\Windows\Tasks\{22116563-108c-42c0-a7ce-60161b75e508}.job (Trojan.Downloader) -> No action taken.
c:\Windows\Tasks\{35dc3473-a719-4d14-b7c1-fd326ca84a0c}.job (Trojan.Downloader) -> No action taken.
c:\Windows\Tasks\{bbaeaeaf-1275-40e2-bd6c-bc8f88bd114a}.job (Trojan.Downloader) -> No action taken.

 

[Mike Connor]

Run a full scan please. The quick scan is not sufficient to detect all problems.

Your machine is infected and we need to know how badly and what with.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[novashenron]

I dont know if this helps but i uninstalled an update called windows internet explorer 9 candidate. By the way when I did it Internet Explorer wasnt deleted Also do I need to have a certain amount of space into my disk to make a system restore?Also the antimalware didnt find anything more than normal trojans which i deleted.

 

[Mike Connor]

Malware on your system can affect the system very considerably. Removing the malware does not automatically repair your system. If unusual things are happening then it is invariably due to the malware having changed settings or caused other damage.

The quick scan you did showed seven registry keys and six files infected with malware. There is no way to find out what damage the malware has caused within any reasonable time-frame.

My advice would be to wipe your machine and reinstall the operating system.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[BisVal]

Execute this file - it helped me.

 

[Golden]

Bisval - what are the contents of this file? What does it do?

Regards,
Golden

 

[Mike Connor]

Execute this file - it helped me.

Nobody with any sense is going to click on a file they know nothing about. Please describe what it is and what it does, and provide a link to the program's download page.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[BisVal]

This is a command script with name : RegisterActxprxyAndIeproxy . I had the same problem and found this decision in this forum a month ago

 

[Golden]

Thanks Bisval - that appears to be correct:

Windows 7 folder in new window

However, malware is known to cause similar symptoms (Trojan.Downloader is notorious for this behavior), so the first port of call is to make sure the system is not infected. The above link I posted mentions this too.

Regards,
Golden

 

[Bill2]

Actxprxy.dll and ieproxy.dll are needed for the proper functioning of Internet Explorer. The script linked by Bisval simply re-registers both these dlls. No harm can come out from that, in fact there are many accounts of how re-registering these solved the "explorer always opens new window" problem.

 

[Mike Connor]

This is a command script with name : RegisterActxprxyAndIeproxy . I had the same problem and found this decision in this forum a month ago

Thanks!

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[novashenron]

BisVal you are a life saver... Thanks a lot man!!!