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  #1  
Old 05-08-2007, 05:11 PM
Bebarce
 
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Default Network Drive Icon Opens "Open With"

Hi,

When I click on specific network drives it comes up with the "Open with"
menu and the "Always use the selected program" option is grayed out. I can
right click and explore and it will work fine.

I've looked through the forum and i've tried running

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

as well as checking

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
Set (default) to "none" (without ")

and a slew of other .reg or .vbs files that say it fixes the problem, but
nothing appeared to work.

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  #2  
Old 05-08-2007, 05:33 PM
Ramesh, MS-MVP
 
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Default Re: Network Drive Icon Opens "Open With"

What is the default option (shows in Bold letters) when you right-click a network drive-letter?

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Bebarce" <Bebarce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ADE8275D-CEE6-4463-8C49-F2BE6CF1DD06@microsoft.com...
Hi,

When I click on specific network drives it comes up with the "Open with"
menu and the "Always use the selected program" option is grayed out. I can
right click and explore and it will work fine.

I've looked through the forum and i've tried running

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

as well as checking

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
Set (default) to "none" (without ")

and a slew of other .reg or .vbs files that say it fixes the problem, but
nothing appeared to work.

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  #3  
Old 05-08-2007, 05:43 PM
Bebarce
 
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Default Re: Network Drive Icon Opens "Open With"

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"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> What is the default option (shows in Bold letters) when you right-click a network drive-letter?
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Bebarce" <Bebarce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ADE8275D-CEE6-4463-8C49-F2BE6CF1DD06@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> When I click on specific network drives it comes up with the "Open with"
> menu and the "Always use the selected program" option is grayed out. I can
> right click and explore and it will work fine.
>
> I've looked through the forum and i've tried running
>
> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
>
> as well as checking
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
> Set (default) to "none" (without ")
>
> and a slew of other .reg or .vbs files that say it fixes the problem, but
> nothing appeared to work.
>
>

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  #4  
Old 05-08-2007, 07:31 PM
SingaporeWebDesign
 
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Default Re: Network Drive Icon Opens "Open With"

Hello,

See if this link helps
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...1578a58b914836

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http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
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http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
Windows XP FAQ

"Bebarce" <Bebarce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ADE8275D-CEE6-4463-8C49-F2BE6CF1DD06@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> When I click on specific network drives it comes up with the "Open with"
> menu and the "Always use the selected program" option is grayed out. I
> can
> right click and explore and it will work fine.
>
> I've looked through the forum and i've tried running
>
> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
>
> as well as checking
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
> Set (default) to "none" (without ")
>
> and a slew of other .reg or .vbs files that say it fixes the problem, but
> nothing appeared to work.
>



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  #5  
Old 05-08-2007, 07:51 PM
Bebarce
 
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Default Re: Network Drive Icon Opens "Open With"

The below resolution seems to have fixed it. I didn't see an _Autoplay but I
did see a folder (key) called Shell while other mapped drives did not have
this. I deleted this key and it seems to have worked. Thank you for your
assistance.

"I had the same issue on a machine running XP Pro and a friend found a
solution, maybe it will work for you. In the registry editor I did a
search for a key called MountPoints2. Under that key are listed
mapped resources, and a subkey to the one in question there was a
_Autoplay and a Shell key. After deleting both keys and saving the
registry, it worked as normal. "

"SingaporeWebDesign" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> See if this link helps
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...1578a58b914836
>
> --
> Singapore Website Design
> http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
> Singapore Web Hosting
> http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
> Windows XP FAQ
>
> "Bebarce" <Bebarce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ADE8275D-CEE6-4463-8C49-F2BE6CF1DD06@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > When I click on specific network drives it comes up with the "Open with"
> > menu and the "Always use the selected program" option is grayed out. I
> > can
> > right click and explore and it will work fine.
> >
> > I've looked through the forum and i've tried running
> >
> > regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
> >
> > as well as checking
> >
> > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
> > Set (default) to "none" (without ")
> >
> > and a slew of other .reg or .vbs files that say it fixes the problem, but
> > nothing appeared to work.
> >

>
>
>

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  #6  
Old 05-09-2007, 05:43 AM
SingaporeWebDesign
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Network Drive Icon Opens "Open With"

Hello,

You're welcome. Thank you for posting back on the working resolution.

--
Singapore Website Design
http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
Singapore Web Hosting
http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
Windows XP FAQ

"Bebarce" <Bebarce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2317F19E-8C6E-422E-80D7-6B18305E342F@microsoft.com...
> The below resolution seems to have fixed it. I didn't see an _Autoplay
> but I
> did see a folder (key) called Shell while other mapped drives did not have
> this. I deleted this key and it seems to have worked. Thank you for your
> assistance.
>
> "I had the same issue on a machine running XP Pro and a friend found a
> solution, maybe it will work for you. In the registry editor I did a
> search for a key called MountPoints2. Under that key are listed
> mapped resources, and a subkey to the one in question there was a
> _Autoplay and a Shell key. After deleting both keys and saving the
> registry, it worked as normal. "
>
> "SingaporeWebDesign" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> See if this link helps
>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...1578a58b914836
>>
>> --
>> Singapore Website Design
>> http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
>> Singapore Web Hosting
>> http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
>> Windows XP FAQ
>>
>> "Bebarce" <Bebarce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:ADE8275D-CEE6-4463-8C49-F2BE6CF1DD06@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > When I click on specific network drives it comes up with the "Open
>> > with"
>> > menu and the "Always use the selected program" option is grayed out. I
>> > can
>> > right click and explore and it will work fine.
>> >
>> > I've looked through the forum and i've tried running
>> >
>> > regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
>> >
>> > as well as checking
>> >
>> > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
>> > Set (default) to "none" (without ")
>> >
>> > and a slew of other .reg or .vbs files that say it fixes the problem,
>> > but
>> > nothing appeared to work.
>> >

>>
>>
>>



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  #7  
Old 05-09-2007, 05:45 AM
Ramesh, MS-MVP
 
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Default Re: Network Drive Icon Opens "Open With"

Delete the file named autorun.inf from the network drive's root folder. If no such file exists, try this:

Click Start, Run and type:

reg export "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ex plorer\MountPoints2" c:\mpoints.txt

Then open c:\mpoints.txt using Notepad, copy the contents and paste it here.

For more information, see my post here:

"Open With" dialog appears when double clicking on mapped network drive in my computer:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/M..._22423578.html

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Bebarce" <Bebarce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0A6CCEC3-39D5-44A0-A466-0F286ABB1B94@microsoft.com...
Auto

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> What is the default option (shows in Bold letters) when you right-click a network drive-letter?
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Bebarce" <Bebarce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ADE8275D-CEE6-4463-8C49-F2BE6CF1DD06@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> When I click on specific network drives it comes up with the "Open with"
> menu and the "Always use the selected program" option is grayed out. I can
> right click and explore and it will work fine.
>
> I've looked through the forum and i've tried running
>
> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
>
> as well as checking
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
> Set (default) to "none" (without ")
>
> and a slew of other .reg or .vbs files that say it fixes the problem, but
> nothing appeared to work.
>
>

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