I have suddenly found a New Folder on my Desktop, it has a magnifying glass
on it. When I right click on it, it has three options: Open, Explore and
Create Shortcut. Clicking Open does not do anything, clicking Explore it
opens with all the items on my desktop inside it.
I deleted one of the items in this folder (a small game which I do not use)
and it went into the bin.
What shall I do with this Folder

Hi,

Click Start, Run and type CMD.EXE
Type the following command:

REG EXPORT HKCR\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849} C:\srchfldr.txt

Press Enter.

Type EXIT to quit Command Prompt.

Now, open C:\srchfldr.txt using Notepad, copy and paste the contents in your
reply.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Dgethin" <david.gethin1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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I have suddenly found a New Folder on my Desktop, it has a magnifying glass
on it. When I right click on it, it has three options: Open, Explore and
Create Shortcut. Clicking Open does not do anything, clicking Explore it
opens with all the items on my desktop inside it.
I deleted one of the items in this folder (a small game which I do not use)
and it went into the bin.
What shall I do with this Folder

Since I sent this post in I have put the 'Search Result' folder in the
unused icons folder on the desktop, using the desktop cleaner option.

I still have done what you have suggested.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}]
@="Search Results Folder"
"LocalizedString"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,7 3,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,\
6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74 ,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,\
00,5c,00,53,00,48,00,45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00 ,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,\
2c,00,2d,00,33,00,30,00,35,00,32,00,30,00,00,00
"IntroText"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,7 4,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65 ,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
00,53,00,48,00,45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00 ,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,\
2d,00,33,00,31,00,37,00,35,00,34,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}\DefaultIcon]
@=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,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00 ,32,00,5c,00,53,00,48,00,\
45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c ,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,33,\
00,34,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}\InProcServer32]
@=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,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00 ,32,00,5c,00,53,00,48,00,\
45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c ,00,00,00
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:20180000


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:eh4wZR6CHHA.3660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Click Start, Run and type CMD.EXE
> Type the following command:
>
> REG EXPORT HKCR\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}
> C:\srchfldr.txt
>
> Press Enter.
>
> Type EXIT to quit Command Prompt.
>
> Now, open C:\srchfldr.txt using Notepad, copy and paste the contents in
> your
> reply.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
> Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Dgethin" <david.gethin1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:gzD7h.1896$d4.1126@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
> I have suddenly found a New Folder on my Desktop, it has a magnifying
> glass
> on it. When I right click on it, it has three options: Open, Explore and
> Create Shortcut. Clicking Open does not do anything, clicking Explore it
> opens with all the items on my desktop inside it.
> I deleted one of the items in this folder (a small game which I do not
> use)
> and it went into the bin.
> What shall I do with this Folder
>
>
>

I believe the desktop icon is a namespace item ("Search Results" or the
"Computer Search Results" folder), and they don't appear in the Desktop
although they are defined under Desktop namespaces in the registry. All I
wanted to check was the "Attributes" dword value, but it appears correct
from your post.

>> I have put the 'Search Result' folder in the unused icons folder on the
>> desktop

Nice! If the icon re-appears, download and install TweakUI. Open TweakUI,
select "Desktop" and hide the "Search Results" folder from the listing. You
can download TweakUI from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Dgethin" <david.gethin1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:5aX7h.20040$yz3.18760@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
Since I sent this post in I have put the 'Search Result' folder in the
unused icons folder on the desktop, using the desktop cleaner option.

I still have done what you have suggested.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}]




"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:eh4wZR6CHHA.3660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Click Start, Run and type CMD.EXE
> Type the following command:
>
> REG EXPORT HKCR\CLSID\{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}
> C:\srchfldr.txt
>
> Press Enter.
>
> Type EXIT to quit Command Prompt.
>
> Now, open C:\srchfldr.txt using Notepad, copy and paste the contents in
> your
> reply.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
> Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Dgethin" <david.gethin1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:gzD7h.1896$d4.1126@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
> I have suddenly found a New Folder on my Desktop, it has a magnifying
> glass
> on it. When I right click on it, it has three options: Open, Explore and
> Create Shortcut. Clicking Open does not do anything, clicking Explore it
> opens with all the items on my desktop inside it.
> I deleted one of the items in this folder (a small game which I do not
> use)
> and it went into the bin.
> What shall I do with this Folder
>
>
>