Vista Tutorial - Open Each folder in its own window Bug

FWIW I've been analyzing this problem - i.e. the fact that Vista ignores the
Open Each folder in its own window setting. I find this a major usability
aggravation. In case anyone is interested, when changing this option it
toggles the 5th byte in the Settings key below between 0a for open in same
window and 2a for open in own window. I tried some experimentation with the
values (looking at what XP uses) with no success. If nothing else, this
indicates that the problem is not in Folder Options failing to save a
setting, but in Vista failing to use it.

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-922192377-234827669-2519656814-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,2a,01,00,00,60,00,00,00

If anyone has any other info about this or any work around, please let us
know.

"GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
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> FWIW I've been analyzing this problem - i.e. the fact that Vista ignores
> the Open Each folder in its own window setting. I find this a major
> usability aggravation. In case anyone is interested, when changing this
> option it toggles the 5th byte in the Settings key below between 0a for
> open in same window and 2a for open in own window. I tried some
> experimentation with the values (looking at what XP uses) with no success.
> If nothing else, this indicates that the problem is not in Folder Options
> failing to save a setting, but in Vista failing to use it.
>
> [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-922192377-234827669-2519656814-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
> "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,2a,01,00,00,60,00,00,00
>
> If anyone has any other info about this or any work around, please let us
> know.
>

If you right click on the folder and select "Open" it will open in a new
windows. If you select "Explore" it will open in the same window. Explore is
the default action. If you can change that it should fix it.

"Rich Bell" <rg_bell@nvbell.net> wrote in message
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>
> "GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
> news:uQdSZwEXHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> FWIW I've been analyzing this problem - i.e. the fact that Vista ignores
>> the Open Each folder in its own window setting. I find this a major
>> usability aggravation. In case anyone is interested, when changing this
>> option it toggles the 5th byte in the Settings key below between 0a for
>> open in same window and 2a for open in own window. I tried some
>> experimentation with the values (looking at what XP uses) with no
>> success. If nothing else, this indicates that the problem is not in
>> Folder Options failing to save a setting, but in Vista failing to use it.
>>
>> [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-922192377-234827669-2519656814-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
>> "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,2a,01,00,00,60,00,00,00
>>
>> If anyone has any other info about this or any work around, please let us
>> know.
>>
>
> If you right click on the folder and select "Open" it will open in a new
> windows. If you select "Explore" it will open in the same window. Explore
> is the default action. If you can change that it should fix it.

Thanks. That's a good point and a lead to some further research.
So far there doesn't seem to be any way to change that default action. (I'm
still researching that.) It's interesting that if you do right click to
Open, the folder always opens in it's own Window, regardless of the "Open
Each folder in its own window" setting. An option to Explore in own window
by double clicking would be acceptable, but doesn't exist either. (right
clicking and selecting Open folder location is the manual equivalent.) The
upshot seems to be that there's just no way to open or explore a folder by
double clicking it rather than having to right click and select menu
options.
I guess a lot of people wouldn't care, but I find it a major annoyance
inconvenience when I want open a number of folders to work with or organize
files.

Hi,
i'm having the same problem. But no solution yet. The only thing that seems
to work (for now) is making a new account under Vista. My second (standard)
account works fine now and opens each folder in its own window.
But my admin account stays the same and does not get it right.
Sorry guys for my bad english.

I hope we can find a solution.




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> "GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
> news:uQdSZwEXHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> FWIW I've been analyzing this problem - i.e. the fact that Vista ignores
>> the Open Each folder in its own window setting. I find this a major
>> usability aggravation. In case anyone is interested, when changing this
>> option it toggles the 5th byte in the Settings key below between 0a for
>> open in same window and 2a for open in own window. I tried some
>> experimentation with the values (looking at what XP uses) with no
>> success. If nothing else, this indicates that the problem is not in
>> Folder Options failing to save a setting, but in Vista failing to use it.
>>
>> [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-922192377-234827669-2519656814-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
>> "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,2a,01,00,00,60,00,00,00
>>
>> If anyone has any other info about this or any work around, please let us
>> know.
>>
>
> If you right click on the folder and select "Open" it will open in a new
> windows. If you select "Explore" it will open in the same window. Explore
> is the default action. If you can change that it should fix it.

Interesting. I just created another account and it had the same problem.
Some others have commented on this in the thread below, one with a finding
like yours.
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...5422&SiteID=17

If you're comfortable with the registry, I would be interested in what
data the working account shows in the Setting key under
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2906963813-540635898-969211686-1009\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState\


"voyager" <nono@adress> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> i'm having the same problem. But no solution yet. The only thing that
> seems to work (for now) is making a new account under Vista. My second
> (standard) account works fine now and opens each folder in its own window.
> But my admin account stays the same and does not get it right.
> Sorry guys for my bad english.
>
> I hope we can find a solution.
>
>
>
>
> "Rich Bell" <rg_bell@nvbell.net> schreef in bericht
> news:enKA20dXHHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
>> news:uQdSZwEXHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> FWIW I've been analyzing this problem - i.e. the fact that Vista ignores
>>> the Open Each folder in its own window setting. I find this a major
>>> usability aggravation. In case anyone is interested, when changing this
>>> option it toggles the 5th byte in the Settings key below between 0a for
>>> open in same window and 2a for open in own window. I tried some
>>> experimentation with the values (looking at what XP uses) with no
>>> success. If nothing else, this indicates that the problem is not in
>>> Folder Options failing to save a setting, but in Vista failing to use
>>> it.
>>>
>>> [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-922192377-234827669-2519656814-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
>>> "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,2a,01,00,00,60,00,00,00
>>>
>>> If anyone has any other info about this or any work around, please let
>>> us know.
>>>
>>
>> If you right click on the folder and select "Open" it will open in a new
>> windows. If you select "Explore" it will open in the same window. Explore
>> is the default action. If you can change that it should fix it.
>

Go to Control Panel and double click Folder Options. Click View. Uncheck
"display simple folder view in Navigation pane". Click OK. Then you can
open multiple windows in "Computer" by double clicking as in previous
Windows versions.


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This does not work for me. And... ticking "open each folder in its own
window" from "Organize / Folder and search options has no effect. The only
way I can get multiple folder windows to open is to right click a folder and
left click "open".
Or turn off "Organize / layout /Navigation pane.
Seems like there was a time when I did not have this problem.


"Peter W" <Peter.W.2yym3e@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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You can check the setting below in the registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell

(Default) setting must be have a value of "(Value not set)

This makes windows to use the setting in the folder options.

If the default setting is open windows opens every folder in seperate
window; if the setting is expore windows opens every folder in same
window without regarding to the setting you specified in folder
options.


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I had the same problem. But I closed the folder tree on the left side of
the window and I havnt had any more problems. I hope that helps you!!


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Hi, I have the same problem and resolve following these steps:

- copy the values data of
COMPUTER\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\command : (Default) and
DelegateExecute to

COMPUTER\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command respectively
but delete the word /separate from de default value and, in case,
DelegateExecute does not exists create and paste the value of
DelegateExecute from the Open Key.


At the end, You will have the following value in the key
COMPUTER\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command :

(Default) -> "%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /idlist,%I,%L" .

DelegateExecute -> value of
"COMPUTER\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command\DelegateExecute"

After that, the parameter works ok, means, if you select open each
folder in the same window or open in its own windows, works as should
be.


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