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Folder Options problem with XP

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Name: shadowinthewater
Date: October 20, 2009 at 15:48:47 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Product: Microsoft Windows xp professional edition
Subcategory: Software Problems
Comment:

My folder options is not in tools and the seach can't find it i have tried to open it with run but it says that it cant find it either. i have went thru some threads that told me to use the command prompt to open regisrty editor i followed those instructions but then it said that the administrator had disabled the reg. editor but i am the administrator and the only user on the pc and dont know wat to do. can anyone help?? Plz. and thank you



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Response Number 1
Name: wanderer
Date: October 20, 2009 at 15:52:20 Pacific
Reply:

So you go to TOOLS and at the bottom you have Folder Options. In here you have three tabs general/view/file types

which part does not exist?


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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: October 20, 2009 at 15:53:43 Pacific
Reply:

did you try opening My Documents and looking there under tools?

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Response Number 3
Name: shadowinthewater
Date: October 20, 2009 at 16:16:07 Pacific
Reply:

where is tools sorry i ment i went to control panel


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Response Number 4
Name: shadowinthewater
Date: October 20, 2009 at 16:20:31 Pacific
Reply:

there is nothing in My Documents besides my pictures, my music, and my videos


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Response Number 5
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: October 20, 2009 at 16:28:08 Pacific
Reply:

open the folder my documents, then click on tools at the top and then scroll down to folder options

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Response Number 6
Name: shadowinthewater
Date: October 20, 2009 at 16:32:56 Pacific
Reply:

ok i went into My Documents and clicked on tools but the only things that are there is map network drive, disconnect network drive, and synchronize


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Response Number 7
Name: Tufenuf
Date: October 20, 2009 at 17:14:08 Pacific
Reply:

shadowinthewater, Go to either link below and follow the instructions.

Registry Editing Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator
Step by Step Methods for Fixing Registry Editor

http://www.pchell.com/support/regis...

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/tweakuire...

After that's fixed go to the link below and scroll down to line 129 (left column) and click on or right click and use Save Target As "Restore Folder Options Under Tools". Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_...

The above fix should put Folder Options back under Tools and in the Control Panel

Tufenuf


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Response Number 8
Name: shadowinthewater
Date: October 20, 2009 at 17:51:45 Pacific
Reply:

i followed the above but the folder options is still not in the control panel do i need to restart again after installing folder options from kellys korner??


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Response Number 9
Name: Tufenuf
Date: October 20, 2009 at 18:04:27 Pacific
Reply:

Do you now have Folder Options under the Tools menu?
Give a restart a try. Is your regedit fixed?

Tufenuf


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Response Number 10
Name: shadowinthewater
Date: October 20, 2009 at 18:10:54 Pacific
Reply:

ya it opens up what should i do now?


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Response Number 11
Name: Tufenuf
Date: October 20, 2009 at 18:17:43 Pacific
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"ya it opens up what should i do now?"

What opens up now and what are you trying to do?

Please answer these questions.

Did you download the reg file fix from the Kellys site and run it?

Do you now have Folder Options under the Tools menu and in the Control Panel?

Is your regedit fixed?

Did you restart your computer?

Tufenuf


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Response Number 12
Name: shadowinthewater
Date: October 20, 2009 at 18:24:01 Pacific
Reply:

yes to all of the above exept the folder options im trying to open folder options i have done all that u stated but folder options is still not in the control panel


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Response Number 13
Name: Tufenuf
Date: October 20, 2009 at 18:30:41 Pacific
Reply:

Can you use the Folder Options under the Tools menu in any Windows Explorer window?

Did you use a registry cleaning type program recently?

Tufenuf


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Response Number 14
Name: Tufenuf
Date: October 20, 2009 at 19:59:23 Pacific
Reply:

Below is a link which may also be of help.

http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/...

Tufenuf


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Response Number 15
Name: shadowinthewater
Date: October 20, 2009 at 21:56:48 Pacific
Reply:

i followed the tatagana method but the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE didnt have the nofolder options in it


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Response Number 16
Name: vikas036
Date: October 26, 2009 at 08:51:42 Pacific
Reply:

your problem solved or not
tell me


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