I tried changing my folder icon in windows XP and now whenever I click a folder it opens in a new wi

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On some random afternoon I figured I could do better than the boring yellow icon; After a vain attempt at trying to change it to no avail I realised that now whenever I open a folder it opens in a "search" window.

This happened because when I go to the "(file folder)" type, the only option in there is "find" that is not supposed to be the default; upon saving this form XP tries to do me a favour and sets this as the new default.

Now whenever I try to click a folder it opens the search window. great.

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