OK, that's interesting too, but let's go back to my original question. Suppose in the end I decide to select Open as the default and click Edit, what should be in the box "Application used to perform action", and what options are there for that box?
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly Younger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 2:28 PM Subject: Re: PCWorks: Opening folders > John O'Flynn wrote: > > > > Gotta quick question (using Win98se). > > > > In Folder Options, File Types tab, select Folder from the list and click > > Edit. In the Actions box select "open" and click Edit. > > > > What is the normal/default entry in the box "Application used to perform > > action" ? What options are there? > > > > John > > What I do is click Tools|Folder Options|File Types, select "Folder", > then "Advanced", click "New" and type "explore" (no quotes), then click > "Set as Default" and "Okay" your way out. That gives you a Windows > Explorer view that is really nifty for me. You can drag and drop out the > Wazoo. There is no need to use the "Application used to perform action" > for this operation. > > In other words, you're using "Explore" instead of "Open" if you clicked > a folder. You can always set it back by going through the steps again > and selecting "Open" and set that as the default. > > -- > Kelly Younger ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
