Re: How to disable the "What do you want to search for" search dialog in explorer?

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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:47:37 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"

I can start writing a program for that now, but I'm thinking MS would
introduce the File Types UI in Vista SP1 (per chance)?

I don't think so - if anything, I think the UI'd been "depreciated" in
favor of the WinME-style simlified "Open With".

There are problems with the rt-click actions and UI that may have
encouraged this move, as well as the (IMO mistaken) idea that if you
have the quick "Open With" list, you don't need anything else.

Firstly, there's the mismatch between contexts where the action set as
default will take place (such as double-clicking or pressing Enter on
a file in Windows Explorer) and where the action called "open" will
take place (from CLI, using Start, and populating the old Win95 Open
With list). Unlike the other issues, this is deeper than UI.

Secondly, now that XP and later build HKCR as a mix of system-wide
HKLM and per-user HKCU settings, the old UI becomes ambiguous as to
where these changes will apply. My hunch is that the new Open With
list (if stored at all) will be per-user.

Thirdly, there are inheritence bugs that arise when action changes are
applied via the old UI. As these don't apply when settings are
effected via a .REG, this is prolly a UI issue. The most common
example is losing the Open and Explore actions for folders after
you've added a non-default action (e.g. to add a "Command Prompt
Here") to Drive and Directory (File Folder).

So I'd say it's worth doing, if you can avoid those bugs and clarify
the scope of the settings. An admin mode would be nice to apply these
on a checkbox basis across multiple user accounts, as well as the new
account template. Oh, to edit the new account template!



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