When I create a shortcut to folder on the desktop it does not open, claiming there is no associated program.

I have 4 PC running XP Pro with all the latest updates. This problem occurs on two of them, possibly due to recent updates.    I checked the file types and noticed that there are types of folder and file.  I checked the properties of the shortcut and he said it was a type of folder.  I added explore to the folder attributes explore.exe and then he opened the shortcut; However, then all other files would not meet the folder options settings.  I searched the Web for similar problems and found a suggestion to run regsvr32 /i shell32. all reset correctly, but then file shortcuts don't would not open again.  BTW, all folders shows the type of file, making it even more confusing.

Hello Sborsher,

Welcome to the Microsoft Answers Community!

There are a few patches provided by Kelly Theriot MVP that could get you up and running. For every download you click: run, Yes and then OK

Links to download directly:

·         Restore the Shell folder

·         Restore the Shell directory

·         Restore the folder under Tools Options

·         Restore the Folder Options

To manually download the patch, you can visit:

http://www.kellys-Korner-XP.com/xp_tweaks.htm

The above fixes are respectively numbered 380 129 and 225.

Hope that helps, I look forward to hearing from you.

Steven
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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