I am running win 98SE. All is fine but all refernces to new directory have disappeared from windows. The only way I can create a directory in through MSDOS!

I saw a reference to
HKEY_Classes_ Root
Directory
Background
Shellex
Contextmenuhandlers
new

This entry was nonexostant on my registry and I created it modeled on another machine. Nice try but it didn't help. Maybe the registry needs other changes?

Any help would be great

Mike Ehrlich - ehrlich@tiratzvi.org.il

Try this MS KB article.

Post back with your results.

Yeah,
I already tried that - no dice.

Maybe it has to be entered at another point in the registry also?

Any other ideas?

Try this; (98SE)
Copy (text only editor, NotePad) all lines below this double line.
================================================== ========
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory]
@="File Folder"
"EditFlags"=hex:d2,01,00,00
"AlwaysShowExt"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
@=""

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

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec]
"NoActivateHandler"=""
@="[FindFolder(\"%l\", %I)]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\app lication]
@="Folders"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\top ic]
@="AppProperties"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\command]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\Explorer.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\SETICON]
@="Icon ..."

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\SETICON\COMMAND]
@="\"F:\\FOLDER ICON\\FOLDERICON.EXE\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt here]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt here\command]
@="command.exe /k cd \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\DiskInfoByPplus]
@="Disk &Information"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\DiskInfoByPplus\ command]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\Shellext\\ppshlext.exe \"%1\" /dinfo"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\shell32.dll,3"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandle rs]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandle rs\FileSystem]
@="{217FC9C0-3AEA-1069-A2DB-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandle rs\CDF]
@="{67EA19A0-CCEF-11d0-8024-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandle rs\MyDocuments]
@="{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandle rs\SmartFTPCopyHook]
@="{B8323370-FF27-11D2-97B6-204C4F4F5020}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ExtShellFolder Views]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ExtShellFolder Views\{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}]
"PersistMoniker"=hex(2):66,69,6c,65,3a,2f,2f,43,3a ,5c,57,49,4e,44,4f,57,53,5c,\
77,65,62,5c,66,6f,6c,64,65,72,2e,68,74,74,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers\WinZip]
@="{E0D79304-84BE-11CE-9641-444553540000}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandle rs]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandle rs\WinZip]
@="{E0D79305-84BE-11CE-9641-444553540000}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\Con textMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\Con textMenuHandlers\New]
@="{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\Con textMenuHandlers\DeskMenu]
@="{7E74422F-2393-11D4-98E0-444553540000}"

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Copy to, but not include, the above double line. Save it as NewDir.reg or whatever you like with a .reg extension. Double click on it (or R-Click/Merge) to enter it into the registry.

Post back with the results. You may have to reboot.

Note: This is from my registry, so it will contain my settings. You may have to set your views to your liking once it's working.

PLEASE NOTE: I'm noticing spaces being inserted into areas of the replies once posted. Watch for these when you create the .reg file. Each line of characters has NO spaces. The registry keys are between the square brackets, and the entries to that key are the next line below.