Hello, I hope my note finds everyone doing well. I recently encountered
the same problem when I attempted to edit the Folder Options/File Types.
The odd thing is that this only occurs for some of the File Types. For
instance, for Internet Shortcut and URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol the
Delete, Change and Apply buttons are all greyed out.
I am trying to enable these buttons on my home machine, which runs on
Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, SP3. I am the only one who uses
it, so I always assumed I had Administrator rights. I double checked by
going into Control Panel - User Accounts and I am the only one.
I followed the advice here and used the link from "Kelly 400 tweaks" to
add "NoFileAssociate (Value 0)" to the registry. I rebooted and checked
the registry (I did a find for NoFileAssociate and it had been added),
but alas there was no change. The buttons are still greyed out.
I am not sure what I could be doing wrong. I do not log into my
computer with a password; I just get a welcome screen and it proceeds to
my desktop. The only time I am presented with a login screen is if I
boot into Safe Mode, and even then the password is blank (I just hit
enter). I tried logging into Safe Mode to see if that made a difference,
but there is no change to the Folder Options/File Types.
I look forward to your suggestions!