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This is a recent problem; I have 5 PC's on a home network and two PC's (desktop and laptop) that now have the following problem.

To connect to an unmapped network drive, I would typically click Start > Run then type \\computer name\drive letter. This would bring up the unmapped network drive. Now it opens the "open with" dialogue window. Connecting to mapped drives can still be done either via the file managers or address bars as expected. New drives can be mapped. The problem is an annoyance when using the laptop to connect to other PC's not on my home network. Any suggestions?

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somehow the association for the default "open" action got changed, which is weird. This site seems to have the fix for it: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/223/1/Open-With-dialog-appears-when-double-clicking-on-a-mapped-network-drive-in-My-Computer.html

Good luck.

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Initial Suggestion >> If the laptop is wired to your network, go to it's TCP/IP settings, and check to see that it's TCP/IP settings are suitable for your network, or you could assign one using DHCP. Then, while still wired, restart and try again.

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"Connecting to mapped drives can still be done either via the file managers or address bars as expected. New drives can be mapped." – grawity Mar 19 '11 at 19:51
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