Big XP Icon/filetype/drawer problem

[Vincent]

I have 2 problems - one I can live with one I can't.

The main problem has just started tonight.

When I double click a folder it queues the stuff in it in Winamp, I have to right click then select open. So I try to solve the problem myself by going to tools -> folder options -> filetypes.

I have "File Folder" and "Folder" at the top of the list below "Drive"

"File Folder" has the following under advanced:
Enqueue in Winamp
Play in Winamp
Add to Winamp's Bookmark list
find

"Folder" has:
Browse with Paint Shop Pro 9
explore
open

I can't delete or edit these entries or the types themselves. I can only add new actions. How do I add an "open" action to the "File Folder" type so that the folder will just open in the same window like normal? Or how can I delete the "File Folder" type altogether? It seem to be that one that's causing the problem.

Even shortcuts to folders don't work properly.

The other problem is no matter what I cannot change the default html icon. Looking at the file types menu the icons appear as they should (a white sheet with the Opera O on it) yet when I look at them in any application or folder all I get is the default application icon. I've tried changing the icon to many things, but it always comes up as the default app icon. If I change the app icon then the html icon changes too.

Anybody any ideas?  It's driving me round the bend.  Well, further round - I think I was half way there anyway :-D

[Vincent]

adolescent wrote:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\(Default)

I deleted the value and it defaulted to find (opening in a new window).  Changed the value to "open" and it's all working :-D

Thanks a lot.  You can't imagine how annoying it was.

--edit--

Any ideas about the html icon misbehaving?

[Vincent]

Tried that, doesn't change anything :-(

[Vincent]

Just noticed something though.  Windows hasn't recreated the IconCache.db files (one for me, one for Siouxsie).

The machine's been rebooted twice since moving them to another drive.

[Vincent]

I used Tweak UI's repair thing first and it made no differnece.

It's both HTM and HTML files that are affected.  Both have Open with: Opera (as well as IE and notepad, but the default is Opera).  Double clicking or right click->open works perfectly well.  Open with works fine too so there doesn't seem to be a problem with the filetype itself.

I'll try deleting the filetypes tomorrow and see what happens then.

[Vincent]

adolescent wrote:
Bill Gates would kick your ass.  :-D

No he wouldn't... his minders would :-P