folders won't open in same window

[fatbottoms]

i just recently installed windows 7 ultimate and can't open folders in the same window anymore.

i think i was able to before, but can't anymore.

went into regedit- hkey_classes_root/folder/shell/explore/command and tried to edit, but i think i accidentally erased a value.

how can i fix this...what should the values be for the command folder?

i think i might of also deleted something that showed up on advanced system care security analyzer...and no i didn't save a report.

 

[richc46]

If you did not screw up the registry this should work. If the registry is messed up, the best remedy would be system restore. Hope everything works again.

Try this

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/14562-open-each-folder-same-own-separate-new-window.html?filter[2]=File Folder Settings

 

[fatbottoms]

yeah, i think i messed up the registry and really don't want to do a system restore as i've got tons of programs loaded.

as for the system repair, my windows 7 isn't exactly genuine and don't want to mess with it.

does anyone know what the registry value for opening the folders should be, or any other suggestions?

 

[Jonathan_King]

Welcome to SevenForums!

Go ahead and check to see where your last Restore Point was. A nice feature in Windows 7 is that you can scan for the programs that will be affected by it. You might not be so inconvenienced as you might think.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

 

[fatbottoms]

checked my restore points and found only two from yesterday, and this was occurring before the restore points.

i have another question regarding system restore...i had quite a few more restore points before, but now they're gone.

how do you keep a restore point from disappearing...is it possible to save a restore point forever?

regarding the folder problem, can't someone look up the values they have in their registry and have me copy their string onto mine or am i clueless.

the registry i edited is: hkey_classes_root\folder\shell\explore\command

here are the values i have currently:
(default) reg_sz (value not set)
delegateexecute reg_sz {11dbb47c-a525-400b-9e80-a5461a090c0}

 

[richc46]

First ty for your kind words.

You lose restore points in two ways. When the backup partition if full, you lose the oldest to make way for the newest

When you turn it off

But I think that you have more than two..Go back,c check again. Make sure you see and check the box, look for older points.

 

[richc46]

I have checked my registry, the values are identical, there is nothing to change.

 

[fatbottoms]

no, i've got the show more restore points checked, and still only showing two.

very strange, i've only installed the os for several days, so my backup can't be full, and i didn't turn off the system restore.

 

[richc46]

What is the size of your HD and what is the size of the back up partition?

Do you defrag?

 

[fatbottoms]

my hd is 250gb, and i'm assuming my backup is 9gb.

when i installed windows 7, downloaded 7 to local disk c: and erased the local disk d: where recovery disc was stored, so it's empty now.

regarding the folder, someone suggested i try to reregister this dll - %SystemRoot%\System32\actxprxy.dll
but i ge this message when i do:

regsvr32

the modue "chinese characters" failed to load.

make sure the binary is stored at the specified path or debug it to check for problems withe binary or dependent dll files.

the specified module could not be found.


while i'm asian, why in the world are there chinese characters in the message?

 

[richc46]

You are having a problem because your back up is too small. 9 GB is not enough.

Read this for some ideas on how large the restore partition should be, 30gb minimum is suggested.

For the other questions, I do not have the expertise to offer any meaningful help.


http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=350548

 

[fatbottoms]

i know this is a pain in the ass, but can someone check all their folder registry values against mine, and tell me if it differs in any way...this is driving me crazy.

starting with hkey_classes_root\folder to shellex:

 

[fatbottoms]

deciphering cbs.log

i ran a sfc \scannow to see if i could fix my problem with folders opening in new window, but it still didn't solve the problem.

the report said some of the problems were not fixed.

here are the failures and errors it found:

2010-01-29 21:55:37, Info CBS SQM: Failed to start upload with file pattern: C:\Windows\servicing\sqm\*_std.sqm, flags: 0x2 [HRESULT = 0x80004005 - E_FAIL]
2010-01-29 21:55:37, Info CBS SQM: Failed to start standard sample upload. [HRESULT = 0x80004005 - E_FAIL]
2010-01-29 21:55:37, Info CBS SQM: Failed to start upload with file pattern: C:\Windows\servicing\sqm\*_all.sqm, flags: 0x6 [HRESULT = 0x80004005 - E_FAIL]
2010-01-29 21:55:37, Info CBS SQM: Failed to start always sample upload. [HRESULT = 0x80004005 - E_FAIL]
2010-01-29 21:55:37, Info CBS SQM: Warning: Failed to upload all unsent reports. [HRESULT = 0x80004005 - E_FAIL]


SQM: Failed to read RptTime time value from registry. [HRESULT = 0x80070490 - ERROR_NOT_FOUND]
2010-01-29 21:55:45, Info CBS
SQM: Failed to read RptCount count value from registry. [HRESULT = 0x80070490 - ERROR_NOT_FOUND]


as i suspected, i'm missing some registries...could this be why my folders won't open in the same window, and if so, how can i fix this?

 

[Brink]

i know this is a pain in the ass, but can someone check all their folder registry values against mine, and tell me if it differs in any way...this is driving me crazy.

starting with hkey_classes_root\folder to shellex:

Hello Fatbottoms,

You can download and use the Folder download option in the tutorial below to restore all of the default Folder associations to make sure it is.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[fatbottoms]

in applying the default folders, after i extract the zip folder, there is no .reg file, just another default file.

is this how it should be?

does it matter where i save the files...i saved the zip files to user/download then extracted there and opened the file which then gives me a warning, then says it has successfully added the file.

i did this for cmd, reg, folder, directory, and exe to no avail...still can't open the folders in same window.

 

[Brink]

When you open the downloaded ZIP folder, drag and drop the REG file in it to the desktop to extract it from the ZIP folder. Afterwards run the REG file, and click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

 

[fatbottoms]

i extracted the reg file by right clicking the zip folder and extracting it to the download folder...isn't that the same thing?

anyway, i did it like you said, but when i run the reg file, i get a run ok and yes, not two ok's...does this matter?

does anyone know what registry these error not found messages refer to:


SQM: Failed to read RptTime time value from registry. [HRESULT = 0x80070490 - ERROR_NOT_FOUND]
2010-01-29 21:55:45, Info CBS
SQM: Failed to read RptCount count value from registry. [HRESULT = 0x80070490 - ERROR_NOT_FOUND]

 

[fatbottoms]

finally fixed the problem with a repair install which wasn't that bad.

i don't know whether i should post another thread, but i have some other unrelated questions from this topic.

does a system restore affect an external hard drive at all, if all i have on the external drive is music and movies...should i turn on the system protection for my external hard drive?

 

[Brink]

No a system restore will not affect what is on the external hard drive. It only affects what's on the C: drive. When you do a system restore you have a option to see what all it will affect. See step 8 in the tutorial below for more on this though.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html