Open Hard Drives In a New Window On Clicking On Them

By Koushik Saha on 7.5.08

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A user can set this option using Open Each Folder In Its Own Window. Under File menu >> Tools >> Folder Options in General, but Virus overrides this setting.

Here is the solution . Please restart your computer after applying the solution to see the result.

Note : If non of the solutions here work , that means your comp is still infected with that virus and it resets the setting back. Use a good anti virus to remove the virus first.

First Method:

1. Open Start >> Run and type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll2. Press ok

3. You will see a message DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in shell32.dll succeeded

4. That’s it

Second Method:

1. Open Start >> Run and type regedit

2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Directory/Shell

3. Double click the default key type none and press ok.

4. Now navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Drive/Shell.

5. Double click the default key type none and press ok.

Third Method:

If you don’t want to play with the registry ,you can run the following command instead at

Run Prompt: ( Open Start >> Run )

“reg add hkcr\drive\shell /ve /d none /f” (without double quotes).please note that all you you have to do at your own risk......this site is not responsible for any fault.

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