I've just noticed that I can no longer use the file types tab in the Folder
Options applet. I suspect that the problem is due to one or more of the
security patches released last week. All the boxes on the file types tab
are greyed out.

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:32:05 -0600, "Dennis Langton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I've just noticed that I can no longer use the file types tab in the Folder
>Options applet. I suspect that the problem is due to one or more of the
>security patches released last week. All the boxes on the file types tab
>are greyed out.
>

I don't think that is the cause, because it isn't happening to any of my PCs.

See tips 3674, 6546, and links in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com


Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

Thanks. Your tip 3674 solved the problem. I can't answer the question of
why this occurred. I've never changed the policy to not allow changing file
associations (and I'm the only user.) Furthermore, the dialogs were working
just last Tuesday - I know, because I was still in the process of
reinstalling after a fresh format. On Wednesday, I installed 10 patches
from Microsoft - this immediately raised a strong suspicion.


"Jerold Schulman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:32:05 -0600, "Dennis Langton" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:
>
> >I've just noticed that I can no longer use the file types tab in the
Folder
> >Options applet. I suspect that the problem is due to one or more of the
> >security patches released last week. All the boxes on the file types tab
> >are greyed out.
> >
>
> I don't think that is the cause, because it isn't happening to any of my
PCs.
>
> See tips 3674, 6546, and links in the 'Tips & Tricks' at
http://www.jsiinc.com
>
>
> Jerold Schulman
> Windows Server MVP
> JSI, Inc.
> http://www.jsiinc.com

Jerold Schulman wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:32:05 -0600, "Dennis Langton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>I've just noticed that I can no longer use the file types tab in the Folder
>>Options applet. I suspect that the problem is due to one or more of the
>>security patches released last week. All the boxes on the file types tab
>>are greyed out.
>>
>
>
> I don't think that is the cause, because it isn't happening to any of my PCs.
>
> See tips 3674, 6546, and links in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com
>
>

Something somewhat similar to the OP's problem:

When I use Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|File Types, then select
either the "Folder" or "File Folder" type, then click the
"Advanced" button I get the usual dialog listing the actions
currently available for folders. However, I can only use the GUI
to add new actions - the buttons for Edit and Remove are disabled.

I looked through the "Tips & Tricks" for a while, but my searches
turned up too many irrelevant hits - mostly because there seems
to be no way to restrict the searches to the title/subject of a
tip. Because the searches always check the body of each tip a
*lot* of bad hits are generated.


--
Every cloud has a silver lining, even if you sometimes
have to drop a little acid before you can see it.

Sounds like you are NOT using boolean expressions



On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:08:46 -0600, Rob Stow <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Jerold Schulman wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:32:05 -0600, "Dennis Langton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I've just noticed that I can no longer use the file types tab in the Folder
>>>Options applet. I suspect that the problem is due to one or more of the
>>>security patches released last week. All the boxes on the file types tab
>>>are greyed out.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I don't think that is the cause, because it isn't happening to any of my PCs.
>>
>> See tips 3674, 6546, and links in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com
>>
>>
>
>Something somewhat similar to the OP's problem:
>
>When I use Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|File Types, then select
>either the "Folder" or "File Folder" type, then click the
>"Advanced" button I get the usual dialog listing the actions
>currently available for folders. However, I can only use the GUI
>to add new actions - the buttons for Edit and Remove are disabled.
>
>I looked through the "Tips & Tricks" for a while, but my searches
>turned up too many irrelevant hits - mostly because there seems
>to be no way to restrict the searches to the title/subject of a
>tip. Because the searches always check the body of each tip a
>*lot* of bad hits are generated.


Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com