Re: how do I restore changes to File Type

From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:24:44 +0530

Right-click the key and choose Export. Post the contents here.

"Find" is present by default, don't remove it. 

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"Andrés Cabán Jr." <andrescabanjr@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:388101c49f9b$12dc6f00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
Thanks David the probem was fixed using how you
suggested.  I want to remove the extra items... Ramesh, I
navigated to the directory... what exactly am I suppose
to change there?  I don't see anything familiar.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi David,
>
>Looks like the regsvr32 /i shell32 has worked (as
always), was just trying
>to guide Andrés on removing the extra items.
>
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>Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
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>"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
>news:e6G9ib5nEHA.2804@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>But it's not the addition that is causing the problem.
It is a bug in that
>dialog that whenever it edits file folders or drives it
writes a windows
>95/98 entry instead of a windows xp entry. The entries
changed in a minor
>way and you get wierd behaviour. The solution is not to
use the dialog, of
>if you do to type that command afterwards. It writes the
winxp entry.
>
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>"Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote
in message
>news:%2346UJT5nEHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Andrés,
>>
>> Try deleting from the registry directly: The options
will be present
>> under:
>>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\
>>
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>> Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>>
>>
>> "Andrés Cabán Jr." <andrescabanjr@nyc.rr.com> wrote in
message
>> news:383501c49f90$211e5700$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Thanks, it now explores the folder but I still can't
edit
>> the File Types, Edit and Remove are disabled. How do I
>> remove what I've added so that it doesn't show up in
the
>> right click menu.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>What's so important about it? Will it free the
>> Palestinians?
>>>
>>>There a bug in the dialog. Each time you use it on File
>> folder or Drive you need to type in Start Run
>>>regsvr32 /i shell32
>>>
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>>>"Andrés Cabán Jr." <andrescabanjr@nyc.rr.com> wrote in
>> message news:436e01c49f8b$f58dfbd0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>I have XP Pro.
>>>>
>>>> I was trying to add "command" to the list of actions
>> when
>>>> I right click on a folder in the left pane of windows
>>>> explorer.  I wanted to be able to right click on any
>>>> folder and click on "command" to launch DOS with the
>>>> command line already pointing to the directory I was
>> in.
>>>>
>>>> A was told to follow these step:
>>>> 1. From window explorer, Tools | Folder Options |
File
>>>> Types
>>>> 2. Select "(NONE) File Folder" and clicked on the
>>>> Advanced button.
>>>> 3. Clicked on New button.
>>>> 4. Under "Action" I put "command".
>>>> 5. Under "Application used to perform action" I
>> navigated
>>>> to Windows\system32\cmd.exe
>>>>
>>>> When I opened window explorer and click on the left
>> pane
>>>> file tree structure and right clicked a folder, it
>> worked.
>>>>
>>>> BUT when I attempt to left click any folder or file
on
>>>> the right pane, it trys to open a commad box instead
>> of
>>>> exploring the folder/file.
>>>>
>>>> I went back into File Types, but Edit and Remove are
>>>> disabled.  How do I restore my file type so that when
>> I
>>>> left click in the right pane of windows explore on a
>>>> folder/file, it will explore the folder/file instead
>> of
>>>> trying to open a command box.
>>>>
>>>> This is very important that it gets restored, please
>> help!
>>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>
>>
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