X2 starts when I double-click on a folder in Windows Explore

[jgt1942]

I've loaded the beta X2 and now noticed that X2 starts when I double-click on a folder in Windows Explorer. I don't know if this is something that I did or it is part of X2 but I want to stop it. How do I stop it?

Also I noticed that when the X2 window open it was not the same X2 window that opens when I click on the X2 icon in my quick start bar. This is really madding - I have a few other things to say about this action but I'm biting my tongue.

[FrizzleFry]

This is x2's filesystem integration feature... it is optionally activated when you install x2. The checkbox has a different description now... something like open all filesystem folders with x2.

To disable it you need to run regedit to adjust this key/value

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

change the default value from "open_x2" to "none" (no quotes)

This is documented in the registry.txt file in te x2 install folder.

[fgagnon]

also you need to do the same for:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell

[jgt1942]

Yea - changing the keys stopped it.

Any idea why this started x2 that looked like x2 when you first install it rather than my customized x2?

[nikos]

you must have checked the integration option:
www.zabkat.com/x2faq.htm#C1

to undo this, uninstall xplorer2 and reinstall without checking the box

[rsleegers]

I activated the integration option during install, as my preference, and it usually works as expected. However, there are times when a regular explorer window is opened instead of xplorer2, and navigating within that window by double clicking a folder opens xplorer2.

This may be because an application is not using the proper file association, in this case it is Free Launch Bar, when I use the Open in Explorer feature for a folder in the menu. I thought I had seen it somewhere else, like the Windows-E shortcut. Are there any other verbs other than Drive and Directory that I might need to change? or is this likely hard coded into those applications?

[nikos]

none that i know of. THe new integration feature will only not work for virtual folders like recycle bin and my computer, all others are taken over