[marcusbrute]

In Windows 7, whenever I try to select "Open file location" from the right click menu of a shortcut, instead of opening the folder in explorer, it opens a command prompt window with the directory set to file location instead. The same thing happens when I select "Show in Windows Explorer" in iTunes.

How do I fix this?

 

[jenae]

Re: "Open file location" opens command prompt instead

Hi, sorry for the delay, we down unders are having problems accessing the site. Both Vista and seven have the option to "open command prompt here" it looks like this has been associated with the context menu "open file location" very unusual. I wonder if Bonjour has anything to do with this (comes with I Tunes) you might prevent it from startup (not needed) under Msconfig uncheck it... is known as Responder has some letters before it like Mdns Responder.exe (or similar thats the one).

I would like to see the contents of this registry key (perfectly safe for you to do) open a Command prompt as administrator (start ,all programs, accessories right click command prompt select "run as administrator" at the prompt type:-

regedit /e C:\Note.txt "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell" & start notepad C:\note.txt

Press enter.

Copy the notepad contents here.

 

[marcusbrute]

Re: "Open file location" opens command prompt instead

Here it is:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
@="cmd"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="@shell32.dll,-8506"
"Extended"=""
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%V\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find]
"LegacyDisable"=""
"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
"DelegateExecute"="{a015411a-f97d-4ef3-8425-8a38d022aebc}"

 

[jenae]

Re: "Open file location" opens command prompt instead

Hi, I have taken a copy of that key for you , you might like to do the same (just use "save as" in notepad) call it Open.reg and save it to your desktop, any problems and we can restore it from there. Somehow your registry has been altered, to point to CMD it might be malware or some mod that came with a program (Bonjour is a candidate).

Copy and paste all below into notepad then "save as" call it Fix.reg and save to desktop, double click the saved file to merge into registry, Reboot to take effect.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
@="cmd"

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

 

[marcusbrute]

Re: "Open file location" opens command prompt instead

It worked. Thanks.