"Browse For Folder" during various software installation doesn't work.

Hi all,

I noticed a really annoying issue on my machine.

When installing various software, when it asks me if I want to customise location, when I click on the "browse" button, it either doesn't do anything or in some cases it will open "Browser For Folder" window, but it will only show my Desktop>Usename folder, nothing else.

Software like K-Lite Codec pack will work fine as in I can change the installation location, but other software wont work :/

I do have mapped network drives if it makes any difference.

Any help would be much appreciated!

spunk said:

Which Various Software are you speaking of? Many software programs need to be installed on the C: drive and do not give you the option to install to any other drives. You cannot install to a Network Drive as all programs needs to have access to the Windows Registry on the C: drive. Some programs can be installed to a secondary Local HDD. Stuff like Codecs Packs, which aren't really programs, can be installed anywhere, usually.

Hey, I am fully aware of the above, but my problem is not that.

For example
<ignore it's WinXP. I just found it online as an example
when I click on "Browse" button, nothing happens. Something is broken. An Explorer window should appear and allow me to select a different location, but this does not happen.

My issue is not how to change the location, but why is that "Browse" button not working? Majority of installers allow me to enter the location address manually, but some don't and only "Browse" button works.

edit: I created a simple WinRAR exe to test the "Browse" button, and this is what happens, but in majority of cases, this button doesn't show that "Browse For Folders" window.

spunk said:

Make sure your Default folder anchors lead to your Network Drives.
In File Explorer browse to C:\User\[YourUserName] Right click Desktop/Properties/Location tab and press Move browse your new location.
Do this for all other anchors in your User Name file

That is all done properly, like you said already. Everything works with my mapped locations like it should, except for that Browse For Folder dialog.


Edit:

I changed my Desktop location to default and/or one of the local drives, physically installed in my machine and Browse For Folder dialog works fine...