Vista - Windows Explorer always opens a new Window

Interesting one, Alex. Thanks for sharing the info!

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Regards,

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


"Alex Resnik" <Alex Resnik@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:63FF7BC4-302C-4442-A157-19045AA2A157@microsoft.com...
Hi Ramesh,

I called MS support I they found a workaround solution that worked for me.
Here is a copy of the email sent to me from tech support:

"Resolution:
Alex, we tried changing the setting in folder options, we tried a clean
boot, tried booting to safe mode, explored system restore, tested a new user
profile, disabled Norton Internet Security and finally transferred all your
data and settings to a new user profile, using Windows Easy Transfer."

As stated above they created a new user profile in which the problem did not
occur.

Thanks for your efforts

Hi jminiman,

It could be any shell extension, not only context menu items. BTW, see also the latest post from "Alex Resnik" in this thread.

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Regards,

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


"jminiman" <jaredscottmin@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1181045362.391172.276950@n4g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
On Jun 5, 12:14 am, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote:
> I don't have a final solution for this problem yet, but I think third-party shell extensions may be involved.
>
> Visithttp://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htmand try the steps listed in "Method 2" a go.
>
> Note:
>
> 1. Be sure to run ShellExView as administrator using the "Run as Administrator" option in the context menu.
>
> 2. Changes you made in ShellExView are easily reversible.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [WindowsShell/User]Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
>
> "jminiman" <jaredscott...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:1181008814.204894.202190@q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> As am I. This is really annoying. Does anyone have a fix?

Should I only be focused on "Context Menu" items? If so, I only see
two non-Microsoft items: Beyond Compare (have used this for ages),
FolderSizes (likewise) and WinZip 4.1. Could any of the other shell
extensions be screwing things up?

On Jun 5, 11:21 am, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote:
> Hi jminiman,
>
> It could be any shell extension, not only context menu items. BTW, see also the latest post from "Alex Resnik" in this thread.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
>
> "jminiman" <jaredscott...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:1181045362.391172.276950@n4g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>
> On Jun 5, 12:14 am, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I don't have a final solution for this problem yet, but I think third-party shell extensions may be involved.
>
> > Visithttp://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htmandtry the steps listed in "Method 2" a go.
>
> > Note:
>
> > 1. Be sure to run ShellExView as administrator using the "Run as Administrator" option in the context menu.
>
> > 2. Changes you made in ShellExView are easily reversible.
>
> > --
> > Regards,
>
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [WindowsShell/User]Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
>
> > "jminiman" <jaredscott...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:1181008814.204894.202190@q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> > As am I. This is really annoying. Does anyone have a fix?
>
> Should I only be focused on "Context Menu" items? If so, I only see
> two non-Microsoft items: Beyond Compare (have used this for ages),
> FolderSizes (likewise) and WinZip 4.1. Could any of the other shell
> extensions be screwing things up?

I'm not interested in creating a new user profile just to fix this bug
in Vista. When can we expect a fix for this in the form of a
installable hotfix?

>> I'm not interested in creating a new user profile

Perhaps you can create one and test if the problem is seen in that profile also. It would atleast help us determine if it's a per-user or pre-machine problem. After testing, you can delete the additional user account later.

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Regards,

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


"jminiman" <jaredscottmin@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1181057971.182550.246020@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
On Jun 5, 11:21 am, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote:
> Hi jminiman,
>
> It could be any shell extension, not only context menu items. BTW, see also the latest post from "Alex Resnik" in this thread.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
>
> "jminiman" <jaredscott...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:1181045362.391172.276950@n4g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>
> On Jun 5, 12:14 am, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I don't have a final solution for this problem yet, but I think third-party shell extensions may be involved.
>
> > Visithttp://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htmandtry the steps listed in "Method 2" a go.
>
> > Note:
>
> > 1. Be sure to run ShellExView as administrator using the "Run as Administrator" option in the context menu.
>
> > 2. Changes you made in ShellExView are easily reversible.
>
> > --
> > Regards,
>
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [WindowsShell/User]Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
>
> > "jminiman" <jaredscott...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:1181008814.204894.202190@q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> > As am I. This is really annoying. Does anyone have a fix?
>
> Should I only be focused on "Context Menu" items? If so, I only see
> two non-Microsoft items: Beyond Compare (have used this for ages),
> FolderSizes (likewise) and WinZip 4.1. Could any of the other shell
> extensions be screwing things up?

I'm not interested in creating a new user profile just to fix this bug
in Vista. When can we expect a fix for this in the form of a
installable hotfix?

Hi Ramesh and All,

I want to tell everyone about my last post about the workaround that you
should not attempt it unless your really desperate because you have to do
alot of reconfiguring of your programs after. At least for me I decieded it
wasn't worth the trouble and reverted back.

On Jun 5, 3:18 pm, Alex Resnik <AlexRes...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> Hi Ramesh and All,
>
> I want to tell everyone about my last post about the workaround that you
> should not attempt it unless your really desperate because you have to do
> alot of reconfiguring of your programs after. At least for me I decieded it
> wasn't worth the trouble and reverted back.

Well, Ramesh, you're the MVP here. How can we make sure the Vista
Shell team realizes this bug exists?

This is not a bug afaik, but may be caused by third-party software or other factors. I'm not able to reproduce the problem.

--
Regards,

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


"jminiman" <jaredscottmin@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1181095450.268633.114900@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
On Jun 5, 3:18 pm, Alex Resnik <AlexRes...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> Hi Ramesh and All,
>
> I want to tell everyone about my last post about the workaround that you
> should not attempt it unless your really desperate because you have to do
> alot of reconfiguring of your programs after. At least for me I decieded it
> wasn't worth the trouble and reverted back.

Well, Ramesh, you're the MVP here. How can we make sure the Vista
Shell team realizes this bug exists?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> This is not a bug afaik, but may be caused by third-party software or other factors. I'm not able to reproduce the problem.
>

Afaic this is a bug, and a very annoying one at that - I end up with a dozen
or so explorer windows that all have to be closed one by one... Third party
shell extensions shouldn't be able to change this behaviour, should they?

C.

In Explorer - Tools- Options - General Tab

Set to Open Each Folder in the same Window

Explorer - Tools - Options - View Tab - Uncheck Launch Folder Windows
in a Separate Process


"cdf" <cdf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:489E0C82-8C14-4CCC-86A8-B4865EF6EAD6@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> This is not a bug afaik, but may be caused by third-party software or
>> other factors. I'm not able to reproduce the problem.
>>
>
> Afaic this is a bug, and a very annoying one at that - I end up with a
> dozen
> or so explorer windows that all have to be closed one by one... Third
> party
> shell extensions shouldn't be able to change this behaviour, should they?
>
> C.

"Spirit" wrote:

> In Explorer - Tools- Options - General Tab
>
> Set to Open Each Folder in the same Window
This is the original complaint - that radio button has no effect.

> Explorer - Tools - Options - View Tab - Uncheck Launch Folder Windows
> in a Separate Process

Thanks for that idea, but it didn't help either.

> "cdf" <cdf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > Third party
> > shell extensions shouldn't be able to change this behaviour, should they?
> >
> > C.

I finally tracked through my Restore Points and found that the culprit was
the Sony USB driver for my camera - nothing to do with Explorer, so why did
this break explorer behaviour? (BTW, the driver uninstaller detects an
unsupported OS, and won't uninstall, even though the Installer was quite
happy to give Vista a try!)

Anyway, I now have 400MB of registry dumps from before and after installing
that driver, but I couldn't see anything in the diffs to explain this.
Rameesh, I can email them to you if you care to follow up on this. Email my
display name @actrix.co.nz

Craig.