Re: Please help me with my Right click context menu (repost)

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/02/04 

Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 03:08:26 -0500

Hi Murray,

Navigate to this key and verify:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas\command

In the right pane double click (Default) and make sure it reads:
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1 

-- 
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Kelly
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"Murray" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message 
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> Folks:
>
> (This is a repost of a plea for help.  I have received several interesting
> suggestions, but so far, none have been exactly on the mark.  When I use
> Doug Knox's Clear Open With list, I can see that all of the associations 
> are
> correct, yet I still have the symptoms described here)
>
> When I right click on any file in Explorer (WXPPro) and mouse over "Open
> With", all I get is a flyout containing "Open With" again (see tiny
> attachment).
>
> How do I put back the standard list of options?
>
>
> -- 
> Murray
>
>
>

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