Symptom

When you double-click a drive or folder in My Computer or Windows Explorer in a Windows XP

computer, it may open in a new window.

Resolution

Open Control Panel, double-click Folder Options and select the General tab. Select the Open each
folder in the same window option and click OK.

If that does not correct the problem, then this may be due to incorrect settings in the registry. This
can easily be fixed using the REG file below. Download samefolderwindow.reg below (for
Windows XP only) and save to Desktop. Right-click the file and then choose Merge.

Download samefolderwindow.reg

Note: This may happen after you tweaked the Folder associations, such as Open folders in Windows
Explorer mode by default

Drive are not opening in same window on double click in windows

XP
If your Drives are opening in new window on double click, It might be possible that your folder
setting can be changed:

follow the steps given below to make sure folder settings:

1. Open “My Computer”.
2. Go on Tools menu and open Folder Option.
3. In General Tab, check “Open each folder in the same window”.
4. Click on OK to save setting and close the “Folder Option” window.

if you still facing the problem then you need to follow these steps or refer this site:

1. First Method:

1. Open Start >> Run and type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

2. press ok
3. You will see a message DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in shell32.dll succeeded
4. that’s it

2. Second Method:1. Open Start >> Run and type regedit

2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Directory/Shell
3. Double click the default key type none and press ok.
4. now navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Drive/Shell.
5. Double click the default key type none and press ok.

3. Third Method:If you don’t want to play with the registry ,you can run the following command
instead at

Run Prompt: ( Open Start >> Run )

“reg add hkcr\drive\shell /ve /d none /f” (without double quotes)