Right Click On Folder In “Wrong” Order, Please Help

[JimSeason]

Some time ago I was futzing around with my computer (Win XP Pro SP3) and somehow caused the right click on a folder to offer the "Search" mode instead of the "Open" mode as the default choice.

Here’s the current selection order I get when I right click on a folder menu.

Search…
Open
Explore
--------------------
Sharing and Security
--------------------
Send To
--------------------
Cut
Copy
--------------------
Create Shortcut
Delete
Rename
--------------------
Properties

What I want to do is return the right click on a folder to its origional state as follows.

Open
Explore
Search...
--------------------
Sharing and Security
--------------------
Send To
--------------------
Cut
Copy
--------------------
Create Shortcut
Delete
Rename
--------------------
Properties

Can anybody show me how to do this?

Or even better, how does one order the selections in a right click on a folder menu to whatever they want?


It’s a small thing in the entirety of the universe, but, it’s driving me nuts. -- Nothing’s a matter with me, with me, with me…

Thanks for any help you provide,

If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.

 

[wahnula]

First thing I would try would be a system restore to a point before you noticed the change. This article shows how to manipulate the registry to rearrange the appearance of right-click options but registry editing is dangerous, so before making any changes be sure to backup the existing registry and know how to recover it. Best of luck.

Tony

Users helping Users...

 

[vacunita]

Here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186&sd=RMVP

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[JimSeason]

wahnula and vacunita,

Thanks sooooo much! Everything is back to normal with my right click menu.

Y'all are just too much.


If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.