HEELPBOOK - "Single-click to open an item" choice in Folder Options is grayed out (Windows XP) ######################

######## Symptom

When you open the Folder Options applet in Control Panel, the options Single-click to open an item (point to select) and Show Common tasks in folders may be grayed out.

######## Resolution

This happens if the Turn on classic shell policy is enabled. For standalone Windows XP systems, follow the steps below to remove the Turn on classic shell policy setting.


* Click Start, Run and type regedit.exe

* Navigate to the following branch:

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

* Backup the key by exporting it to a file

* Double-click ClassicShell value (if found) and set its Value data to 0

* Repeat the same in the following branch:

 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

* Restart for the changes to take effect.


If you are using Windows XP Professional Edition, you may also use the Group Policy Editor to configure this setting:

* Click Start, Run and type gpedit.msc


Go to the following branch:


User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Windows components | Windows Explorer


* Double-click Turn on classic shell and set it to Not Configured

* Exit the Group Policy Editor



############ ARTICLE INFO #############

Article Month: November
Article Date: 23/11/2012
Permalink: http://localhost/heelpbook/2012/single-click-to-open-an-item-choice-in-folder-options-is-grayed-out-windows-xp/
Source: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/singleclickfolder.htm
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