Ummm, Nirbiru2012 - appreciate your input but that's the same thing suggested twice above, and what the OP said he wanted to avoid.
i KNOW it only takes several seconds, several WASTED seconds as this is not what i want to do.
i cant disable double click through "folder options", i can only change its purpose but i want to disable it not just for windows explorer but for other programs as well.
like i said, it would be really helpful if someone knows the registry value of the maximum double click duration.