Windows XP delivers another disappointment

[Tenacious]

When forced to use Windows in the past, I could click on My Computer and manipulate files and folders on various drives.  Usable.

Recently, I installed Service Pack 2 and other updates on my work laptop.  Now, clicking on drives or folders brings up an empty finder window titled "Search Results", everytime.  Unusable!   I don't want to do a search everytime I click on an icon!  Not only was the behavior of my desktop changed without permission, I've spent the last several hours trying to change it back.  Folder Options isn't cutting it.  Has anyone else seen this?

[Tenacious]

Thanks for the responces everyone.

@ adolescent

Your right, sort of.  Or, maybe I'm thick.  'Find' is the only option in Advanced for Disk and File Folders.  There are 4 buttons to the side, new, edir, delete, and set default.  Edit and delete are ghosted.  I can't delete or edit 'find'.  I tried adding a new entry like open, it wouldn't take it.

My wife reloaded XP last week on her machine without SP2 (another horror story).  She stepped through these same steps and has only 'find' in hers as well.  Interestingly, under some of the other tabs, I have options available that she does not.  I'm guessing these updates installed someone's preferences by default.

How do you unset 'find' as default, hit the button again?

[Tenacious]

@ T_Bone

Thank you!  I'm impressed.  

In general, its great to log on here with a problem outside my experience and almost everyone is helpful without jumping conclusions or responding in a patronizing manner.  Grin.  That's the beauty of this community.