Drives not getting associated

Question

When I click on my computer I can see a list of drives etc. But when I click on them I get the "Open With" dialog box. I've tried the drive association fix mentioned here. It didn't work.

Answer 1

Bit of a random fix, but it worked wonders for a colleague who had the exact same problem:

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type cmd and click OK to bring up the command prompt
4. Type attrib -r -s -h c:\autorun.inf and press Enter
5. Type del c:\autorun.inf and press Enter

If it works, repeat steps 4-5 for each drive substituting c: for d: or e: or whatever other drives you have.

If not, the other fix which I have seen used for problems similar to this is:

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll and click OK twice

Answer 2

Start Registry Editor. (start -> Run... -> regedit)

navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell

Set (default) to "none" (without ")

Click OK.

Quit Registry Editor.

edit: If this problem is also related to folders, then start Registry Editor. (start -> Run... -> regedit)

navigate to:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]

Set (default) to "none" (without ")

Click OK.

Quit Registry Editor.