Cannot open folders by double-clicking

I have an iMac (running Tiger) at work which I have recently joined to the network. With my iMac at home I am able to do anything I like without restrictions. Not so at work. I have a separate user on my machine at work with administrator privileges. This user does not log on to the network. When I log onto the network (using AdmitMac and Active Directory) my user account does not appear listed in Users when I log on as administrator.
The real problem I have however is that when I log on to the network, I cannot open folders in the finder by double-clicking. However, I can open them by user finder>file>open. Any ideas?
I also downloaded from IBM the latest update to Lotus Notes as a .sit file. Double clicking on this does nothing, even with the administrator account. Has this anything to do with Tiger and Classic?

Thanks for the "silly" tip...I changed the "double click speed" from medium to fast and nothing opened without going to "open"....seeing your message i tried moving the double click speed back to middle and the problem was instantly repaired...I just hate that the solutions can be soooo simple...thanks and remember...in computing...no idea is "silly"...LLLL

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