Re: Open With.. functionality doesn't fully work <XPSP1>

Small correction:

In the right-pane, double-click (default) and type-in the full path to the program.

Example:
"C:\Program Files\MyApp\555.exe" "%1"

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OiwNsZWUFHA.3056@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Bluescreens,

I'll review the Permissions later. See if this helps:

Login as Administrator and create a key upto this level:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cl­asses\Applications\555.exe\she­ll\open\command

Where 555.exe is your application executable (similar to calc.exe, mspaint.exe etc)

In the right-pane, double-click (default) and type-in the full path to the program. (Example: C:\Program Files\MyApp\555.exe)

Close Registry Editor.

Logoff, and login as Limited user, and use Open-with once. Browse and add 555.exe and open the text file.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Bluescreens" <bluescreens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1115242370.097102.73460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Is the regvalue that you posted from the machine that "doesn't work" ?
BTW,
the value is correctly set. 

Yes, the regvalue I posted is from a machine that doesn't work.  In
other words, logged in as admin, everything works, but logged in as
user, it does not work.  I cannot change the menu that results from
selecting Open With ...  and Choose Programs.

Are you're referring to the dynamic Open-with list (cascading menu)
or the
"Choose Programs" dialog? 

The "Choose Programs" dialog, a fairly large menu listing half a dozen,
or more, applications that could concievably open the .txt file I'm
selecting.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cl­asses\Applications\555.exe\she­ll\open\command 


There is no such key.  Under Applications I do not see a 555.exe key
while logged in as an administrator.  If I log in as admin and then
make the change (add 555.exe to the Choose Programs menu), that key
still is not present, so I question the validity of that key in
determining what appears in Choose Programs.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cl­asses\Applications\555.exe 

Does not exist, as noted.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Cla­sses\Applications\555.exe (may not 
exist)

It *does* exist here!

Here's some interesting data:

On the bad machine, here's HKCU....\Applications perms in the registry:

Administrators (Full)
RESTRICTED (Read)
S-1-5-21-299502267-....  (A long SID)  - (Full)
System (Full)

On a 'good' machine, here's Applications perms in the registry:

Administrators (full)
RESTRICTED (Read)
(the currently logged in user) - (Full)
System (Full)

So, for some reason, the current user's account's SID isn't resolving
correctly, and so it's not working.  The Admin account isn't being hit
by this since it's a part of Local Administrators group, which has full
permissions anyway, so the SID issue isn't an issue for that account -
only for the user account, which has no special permissions other than
that given straight to his own SID....which doesn't seem to resolve
correctly to a real user account.

So....why would, on some machines (and bear in mind it's not just one)
is this happening?  Why are perms on that key messed up?

Thanks for all of your help in pinpointing that key, Ramesh!


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