Win 8.1 64 Bit on my HP Pavilion dv7 laptop has suddenly stopped opening folders by clicking on them in Win Explorer. When clicked Win returns the following message:
EXPLORER.EXE
“This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program, or if one is already installed,
create an association in the Default Programs control panel.”
This also happens when I click a desktop/taskbar shortcut to Explorer or any folder. Or by clicking the Explorer item on the Start Menu. If Explorer is pinned to the taskbar, I can right click and open a “Recent Item” with no problems. Also a right click within Explorer will open a folder using the “Explore” command. Programs also have no problems with the “Open File” and “Save” dialog boxes. I have also noticed two new commands on the right click menu within Explorer. These are: “opennewprocess” and “opennewwindow”. These also generate the above error message. I don’t know if these are related to the folder opening problem.
I have not installed any new programs prior to this starting. I have tried a Restore to a prior date with no help. I do not want to Reset or Refresh the system as I have had major problems in the past with those. As per the error message, I cannot find any “program” to associate with Explorer.exe
Has anyone had similar problems, and how have you corrected them. Thanks in advance for any help you can give! – Mike W.
