Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the file
extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis (changing MPG
to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with closed captions), and
it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every time.

I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but I
couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.



Thanks,
Rob

"Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the file
> extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis (changing
> MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with closed captions),
> and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every time.
>
> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but I
> couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that you
are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?

--
Allan

Allan wrote:
>
> "Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the
>> file extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis
>> (changing MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with
>> closed captions), and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every
>> time.
>>
>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but
>> I couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
> Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that
> you are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?
>
> --
> Allan

Wouldn't that be a bit counter-productive, in the sense that even if it
works, I would then have to manually open the files instead of having them
associated with PowerDVD?



Rob

Robert Morley wrote:
> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the file
> extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis (changing
> MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with closed captions),
> and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every time.
>
> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but I
> couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Rob

So nobody out there knows how to do this, or if it can/cannot be done?


Rob

"Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Allan wrote:
>>
>> "Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the file
>>> extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis (changing
>>> MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with closed captions),
>>> and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every time.
>>>
>>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but I
>>> couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
>> Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that you
>> are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?
>>
>> --
>> Allan
>
> Wouldn't that be a bit counter-productive, in the sense that even if it
> works, I would then have to manually open the files instead of having them
> associated with PowerDVD?
How about simply copying the file to a new file with the desired extension
and then deleting the old one if desired?

--
Allan

Allan wrote:
>
> "Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:u9n6o%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Allan wrote:
>>>
>>> "Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the
>>>> file extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis
>>>> (changing MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with
>>>> closed captions), and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it
>>>> every time.
>>>>
>>>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done,
>>>> but I couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
>>> Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that
>>> you are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Allan
>>
>> Wouldn't that be a bit counter-productive, in the sense that even if
>> it works, I would then have to manually open the files instead of
>> having them associated with PowerDVD?
> How about simply copying the file to a new file with the desired
> extension and then deleting the old one if desired?
>
> --
> Allan

That's one way I hadn't thought of, but at 2G over a network, probably not a
good idea! <g>

If there's no built-in way, I can always just write a small program and link
it in to the context menu, but that seems like an awful lot of effort (okay,
not THAT bad, really, but more than I would've expected) for something that
I figured would be a simple registry change.


Thanks,
Rob

"Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Allan wrote:
> >
> > "Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:u9n6o%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Allan wrote:
> >>>
> >>> "Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the
> >>>> file extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis
> >>>> (changing MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with
> >>>> closed captions), and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it
> >>>> every time.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done,
> >>>> but I couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
> >>> Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that
> >>> you are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Allan
> >>
> >> Wouldn't that be a bit counter-productive, in the sense that even if
> >> it works, I would then have to manually open the files instead of
> >> having them associated with PowerDVD?
> > How about simply copying the file to a new file with the desired
> > extension and then deleting the old one if desired?
> >
> > --
> > Allan
>
> That's one way I hadn't thought of, but at 2G over a network, probably not
a
> good idea! <g>
>
> If there's no built-in way, I can always just write a small program and
link
> it in to the context menu, but that seems like an awful lot of effort
(okay,
> not THAT bad, really, but more than I would've expected) for something
that
> I figured would be a simple registry change.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Rob

For annoyances like these, I use a freeware program called PTFB (Push The
Freakin Button) It will instantly push whichever button you choose if you
set the time to 0. I believe it has gone payware, but you should be able to
find the last freeware version with Google.

Louis

3c273 wrote:
> "Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Allan wrote:
>>> "Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:u9n6o%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Allan wrote:
>>>>> "Robert Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the
>>>>>> file extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis
>>>>>> (changing MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with
>>>>>> closed captions), and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it
>>>>>> every time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done,
>>>>>> but I couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
>>>>> Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that
>>>>> you are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Allan
>>>> Wouldn't that be a bit counter-productive, in the sense that even if
>>>> it works, I would then have to manually open the files instead of
>>>> having them associated with PowerDVD?
>>> How about simply copying the file to a new file with the desired
>>> extension and then deleting the old one if desired?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Allan
>> That's one way I hadn't thought of, but at 2G over a network, probably not
> a
>> good idea! <g>
>>
>> If there's no built-in way, I can always just write a small program and
> link
>> it in to the context menu, but that seems like an awful lot of effort
> (okay,
>> not THAT bad, really, but more than I would've expected) for something
> that
>> I figured would be a simple registry change.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rob
>
> For annoyances like these, I use a freeware program called PTFB (Push The
> Freakin Button) It will instantly push whichever button you choose if you
> set the time to 0. I believe it has gone payware, but you should be able to
> find the last freeware version with Google.
>
> Louis

Thanks for the suggestion, Louis, I'll definitely have a look around for it!


Rob

Em Terça, 30 de Setembro de 2008 18:15, Robert Morley escreveu:

> Robert Morley wrote:
>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the file
>> extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis (changing
>> MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with closed captions),
>> and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every time.
>>
>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but I
>> couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rob
>
> So nobody out there knows how to do this, or if it can/cannot be done?
>
>
> Rob
no it can't

here's a video player for you
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/down...php?tr_lang=en

ArameFarpado wrote:
> no it can't
>
> here's a video player for you
> http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/down...php?tr_lang=en

Thanks, but I've got 3 already...I think that's enough.



Rob