When I double click on a folder, a search window opens automatically.

When I double click on a folder, a search window opens automatically instead of the usual view of Windows Explorer that displays the contents of the folder.  I must in order to display the contents of the folder, right click and select open, then I can see the contents of the folder.  What setting do I change to stop the search engine to open and have the regular Windows Explorer mode appear?  Oh, when I right click in the folder, the search option is bold, but the open option is regular.

Doug Knox fix - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm
Search Companion starts if you double-click a folder or computer drive - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/searchwindow.htm MS - MVP - Elephant Boy - Don ' t Panic!

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