What've I done? (or Windows Association Error)

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Yesterday afternoon I was changing some icons via the File Associations screen and made a mess of things. Whatever I did has caused Windows to completely forget how to open each folder in the same window. At the very beginning, everything wanted to open in a Command (DOS) window, so things are better than when I first screwed it up, but not perfect. Basically, I'm no registry expert and have no idea how to restore the entry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Classes/Directory is what I think I messed up, but I'm not certain.)

Any registry experts out there? Thanks in advance.

XP2


Edit: Meant to post this to Computers main. Please move?
 
Open windows explorer, tools, Folder Options, General - There is a selection to "open each folder in the same window" or "open each folder in its own window". You can figure it out from there.
 
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Open windows explorer, tools, Folder Options, General - There is a selection to "open each folder in the same window" or "open each folder in its own window". You can figure it out from there.
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Yeah, I'm aware of that option, but what I've done has made Windows ignore that preference altogether. It's all down to the registry, I just don't know what to fix.

TS
This should fix your problem. And you shouldn't change your icons through the file associations menu, makes your computer go screwy, use a program like IconTweaker.
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Lesson learned. :(
 
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Yeah, I'm aware of that option, but what I've done has made Windows ignore that preference altogether. It's all down to the registry, I just don't know what to fix.



Lesson learned. :(
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I've made the same mistake, took ages on google to find a solution.
 
TS
I've made the same mistake, took ages on google to find a solution.
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You, sir, are the man. I missed the fact that there was a link in your first post -- my bad.

Anyhow, issue resolved. :)
 

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