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[Guest tef]

i am using vista ultimate 64 bit os with fingerprint biometric security

can anyone tell me which program is supposed to open folders to browse files

as i recently tried to browse some files using media centre and now if i try

to open the files it automatically uses media centre to open them ,which

doest work?

i can unlock the files and lock them but not browse them as i dont know

which program it uses to open the files

 

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oh dear ,broke it again

 

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oh dear ,broke it again

[Guest FromTheRafters]

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe

 

"tef" <tef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:506A51D5-1345-45B8-864C-D851D6946BB9@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>i am using vista ultimate 64 bit os with fingerprint biometric security

> can anyone tell me which program is supposed to open folders to browse

> files

> as i recently tried to browse some files using media centre and now if i

> try

> to open the files it automatically uses media centre to open them ,which

> doest work?

> i can unlock the files and lock them but not browse them as i dont know

> which program it uses to open the files

>

> --

> oh dear ,broke it again

>

> --

> oh dear ,broke it again </span>

[Guest tef]

firstly thank you very much for the reply,unfortunately it hasnt sorted the

problem,

if i try to open the files using this method ,the cursor goes mental but

nothing happens to open the folder.

if you can think of anything else i would be gratefull

 

 

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oh dear ,broke it again

 

 

"FromTheRafters" wrote:

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> %SystemRoot%explorer.exe

>

> "tef" <tef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:506A51D5-1345-45B8-864C-D851D6946BB9@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

> >i am using vista ultimate 64 bit os with fingerprint biometric security

> > can anyone tell me which program is supposed to open folders to browse

> > files

> > as i recently tried to browse some files using media centre and now if i

> > try

> > to open the files it automatically uses media centre to open them ,which

> > doest work?

> > i can unlock the files and lock them but not browse them as i dont know

> > which program it uses to open the files

> >

> > --

> > oh dear ,broke it again

> >

> > --

> > oh dear ,broke it again </span>

>

> </span>

[Guest Mr. Arnold]

"tef" <tef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:506A51D5-1345-45B8-864C-D851D6946BB9@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>i am using vista ultimate 64 bit os with fingerprint biometric security

> can anyone tell me which program is supposed to open folders to browse

> files

> as i recently tried to browse some files using media centre and now if i

> try

> to open the files it automatically uses media centre to open them ,which

> doest work?

> i can unlock the files and lock them but not browse them as i dont know

> which program it uses to open the files</span>

 

Maybe the link will point you in the right direction.

 

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-...11-6172036.html

[Guest FromTheRafters]

Inline, edited, and scrambled for your reading pleasure. style_emoticons/)

 

"tef" <tef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> firstly thank you very much for the reply,unfortunately it hasnt sorted

> the

> problem,</span>

 

I only stated what the default program was for browsing the

file system (the default "shell") - as I understood your question

to be about the locating of the files, not the opening of them.

 

"...can anyone tell me which program is supposed to open folders

to browse files"

 

Now, once you have located the desired file and you select and

choose it, the OS uses the file extension (or recognizes the actual

file type) to associate it with a certain action such as loading it for

execution or invoking some application to open it for you.

 

When the OS does not recognize the filetype by its structure or

its extension/association, it allows you to choose what program

you want to create an association with. Unfortunately, there is a

checkbox that may be already checked that suggests something

like 'always use this program to open this filetype' or some such

thing. My guess is that this is what happened to you.

<span style="color:blue">

> if i try to open the files using this method ,the cursor goes mental but

> nothing happens to open the folder.</span>

 

I didn't suggest a method, just the location of the default shell.

<span style="color:blue">

> if you can think of anything else i would be gratefull</span>

 

Another poster posted a link to an explanation about managing file

associations, I hope it helps you to set things back the way they

should be. If I'm not mistaken, the setting are actually stored in the

registry - so maybe restoring the registry is a possibility for a fix.

<span style="color:blue">

>

> --

> oh dear ,broke it again</span>

 

Perhaps so style_emoticons/)

<span style="color:blue">

> "FromTheRafters" wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> %SystemRoot%explorer.exe

>>

>> "tef" <tef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:506A51D5-1345-45B8-864C-D851D6946BB9@microsoft.com...<span style="color:darkred">

>> >i am using vista ultimate 64 bit os with fingerprint biometric security

>> > can anyone tell me which program is supposed to open folders to browse

>> > files

>> > as i recently tried to browse some files using media centre and now if

>> > i

>> > try

>> > to open the files it automatically uses media centre to open them

>> > ,which

>> > doest work?</span></span></span>

 

The second part of your question isn't/wasn't clear to me because of the

fact that I haven't used Windows Media Center yet.

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

>> > i can unlock the files and lock them but not browse them as i dont know

>> > which program it uses to open the files</span></span></span>

 

I'll check into it out of curiosity, but others here may get you help sooner

than I will be able to - sorry.