Re: Remove From Open With

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 02:48:02 -0500

Am not Rock, but......if you are speaking of the .exe in general here, it
should read:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe

Default - Reg_sz - exefile
Content Type - Reg_sz - application/x-msdownload

Plus a subkey - Persistant Handler - {098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}

If this is not the case, more info needed. 

-- 
All the Best,
Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
"Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message 
news:urtLo0SpEHA.2636@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> G'day Rock, a further question on this one if I may please.
>
> I forwarded your response on to our member and I have a reply back that 
> when he went to where he was directed, he opened an .exe 
> Extension/OpenWithList, and all that is shown there is the Default Icon, 
> REG_SZ and (value not set).
>
> I am curious as to the .exe extension, is that a normal entry please?
>
> -- 
>
> Regards
> Joe
> Tasmania
> Remove NOT to reply
> "Rock" <rock@comcast.nospam.net> wrote in message 
> news:%23rvYZpCpEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Joe wrote:
>>
>>> I have another query from one of our Senior Group members that I can't 
>>> answer.
>>>
>>> His question is, How can I remove an item from the 'open with' list.  To 
>>> clarify he means that when he clicks on a file or folder and selects 
>>> 'open with' he wants to remove entries from that list.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions please?
>>>
>>
>> To remove an open with entry, run regedit:
>>
>> 1. Navigate to the following key:
>> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts
>>
>> 2. Locate the file extension for the type of file whose list you want to 
>> edit. Click the + sign and click "OpenWithList."
>>
>> 3. In the right pane, you'll see a list of entries labeled a, b, c, etc. 
>> in the "Data" column, the name of the program to which the entry 
>> corresponds appears.
>>
>> 4. To delete a program from the list, click it (the letter under "Name," 
>> not the program name under "Data") and press the delete key.
>>
>
>

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