Re: Remove From Open With
From: Joe (jogor_at_bigpond.net.au)
Date: 09/28/04
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:17:58 +1000
Thanks Kelly,
The information that I gave is what he sent to me in a screen shot, but
naturally I didn't post that here. One thing I did omit to mention is that
he is using windows 2000 where I thought he had XP, would that have any
relevance?
Another thought is does he have a corrupted registry?
--
Regards
Joe
Tasmania
"Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OVZOv9SpEHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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
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>
>
> "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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