Can't see files on Hard Drive

[heinz57]

XP SP 3 when I go to  "My Computer" and click on the partioned Hard drive   C  or  D  I always get  the "Open with ..."  window instead of a window with all the files.
I need to copy some files to CD but can't access them

Any ideas anyone  Thank you

[Broni]

Download drive.reg: http://technize.com/content/downloads/drive.reg to your desktop.
Double click on downloaded file, and allow registry merge.
Restart computer.

[heinz57]

I downloaded drive.reg ran it ;a window says it is now in your registry; I restarted  and it still comes up with Open with....

Thanks; where can we go from here please?

Heinz

[Broni]

Try here: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_you_double-click_your_C_drive_it_gives_you_an_option_to_choose_a_program_to_open_with._What_can_you_do_to_open_it_by_double-clicking

[heinz57]

Thanks Broni but no Luck....no virus files were found

Heinz

[Broni]

Did you go through all those steps, including registry modifications?

[heinz57]

There was no MS32DLL to remove nor "Hacked by Godzilla" Also next step windows cannot find "gpedit.msc" even though typed correctly.
That's where I  bog down.

Heinz

[Broni]

Continue with Extended Solution section, which is the most important part.
I can't do this for you....

[heinz57]

Thanks for your patients Broni; I just thought you had to do each step first before you could go on,,,
Made the regfix file in Wordpad now get the message "the file is not a registry script file

Can only import binary files from within the registary

[Broni]

It has to be text file. Notepad is better to do it. Make sure, you save that file as regfix.reg

[heinz57]

The registry is now over copied...however when i click on C Drive in "my Computer" it still comes up with "open with" window

Something NEW, when I open CD-Burner XP it shows all the files when I look at drive C to burn an ISO image, etc

Does this help

[Broni]

The registry is now over copied

Did you restart computer?

[heinz57]

Re-started computer and same/same

[Broni]

I assume, you copied this whole text:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive]
@="Drive"
"EditFlags"=hex:d2,01,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\ 65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,38,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\find]
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:00000080

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\find\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\find\ddeexec]
@="[FindFolder("%l", %I)]"
"NoActivateHandler"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\find\ddeexec\application]
@="Folders"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\find\ddeexec\topic]
@="AppProperties"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory]
@="File Folder"
"AlwaysShowExt"=""
"EditFlags"=hex:d2,01,00,00
"InfoTip"="prop:DocComments"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New]
@="{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,33,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find]
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:00000080

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec]
@="[FindFolder("%l", %I)]"
"NoActivateHandler"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\application]
@="Folders"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\topic]
@="AppProperties"

to Notepad, and saved it as .reg file, correct?
...and you didn't miss a single line?

[heinz57]

I think everything was done correctly but I'll do it again

Thanks so much