search comes up when i press "enter" key

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    I kinda ignored my computer upstairs for a while because we moved and had other stuff going on. Anyway, the problem is that every time I hit the "enter" button a Windows search screen appears. No matter what I am doing it pops up...internet explorer typing an address in...hit enter to go to the page i typed in....it goes but the search window comes up too over the internet explorer window.
     
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    k first wat type of keyboard do u have? do u have a logitech keyboard or just some standard keyboard? also have you can go to control then click on printers and other hardware then click on keyboard and just poke around and see if you can change the key setting or somthing
     
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    Nothing. Just a yellow one to match my tower. Mitsuko is the brand name. I went into settings and it just had character repeat, blink rate and that it is just a standard 101/102 key keyboard. Nothing in there that seemed like it would matter.
     
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    you have your enter key saved as a shortcut undo it should be fine
     
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    Sorry it's been so long but I formatted and recovered and still have the shortcut thing. If I press the main "enter" key, it puts up a search window. It doesn't do this when I use the number keypad "enter" button though. How do I change this?
     
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    Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder
    View products that this article applies to.
    Article ID
    : 321186
    Last Review : June 13, 2006
    Revision : 2.4
    This article was previously published under Q321186

    IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
    SYMPTOMS
    If you double-click a drive or folder, Search Companion may start and the drive or folder may not open. If you configure settings for other actions that are associated with drives or file folders (for example, Open Command Window Here or Print Directory Listing), Windows may perform one of these actions instead of starting Search Companion.

    NOTE: If you configure the Single-click to open an item (point to select) setting in Windows, this problem may occur if you single-click a drive or folder.
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    CAUSE
    This problem occurs when you open the Edit File Type dialog box for the Drive or File Folder registered file types. For example, this problem occurs for folders if you complete the following procedure:
    1. Open the folder, and then click Folder Options on the Tools menu.
    2. Click File Folder in the Register file types list, and then click Advanced.
    3. After you perform this procedure, the None setting is removed from the value data for the Default string value in the following registry key:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
    NOTE: This problem occurs even if you do not create a new action, edit existing actions, or change the default action in the Edit File Type dialog box.
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    RESOLUTION
    WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

    To resolve this problem, edit the registry to set the value data for the Default string value in the registry keys that are described in the "Cause" section of this article to none:
    1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
    2. Locate and then click the Default value under the following keys in the registry if this problem occurs with folders:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
    If this problem occurs with drives:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
    3. Click Modify on the Edit menu.
    4. Type none in the Value data box, and then click OK.
    5. Quit Registry Editor.
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    STATUS
    Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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    APPLIES TO
    • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
    • Microsoft Windows XP Professional

     

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