M
Matt
The Open With item in Windows Explorer's context menu is
missing for all files, whether or not they are associated
with a program. I had the menu up until the recent virus
attack that caused problems all around. After that, I
haven't been able to get the Open With item. I don't know
if the virus caused the problem or if it was just a
coincidence that they happened at nearly the same time.
I've checked the registry for any key that might have the
Open With feature disabled, but could find nothing. I
also checked the
HKEY\CLASSES\ROOT\Software\Unknown\Command\OpenAs key and
it showed the following value:
%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\system32
\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1
This looks normal to me. But even if this wasn't normal
it would only explain the lack of an Open With menu item
for files that are not associated with a program. As I
mentioned earlier, I can't get Open With for any file,
associated or not.
This has me pretty well stumped and it's very frustrating
because the work that I do requires that I often open the
same file type with different programs. It is enormously
inconvenient to have to go through the process of opening
a program and steering it to the folder I'm in, compared
to simply right-clicking the file, and opening with the
program of my choice from the list. Any help would be
appreciated. An Email reply would also be appreciated.
missing for all files, whether or not they are associated
with a program. I had the menu up until the recent virus
attack that caused problems all around. After that, I
haven't been able to get the Open With item. I don't know
if the virus caused the problem or if it was just a
coincidence that they happened at nearly the same time.
I've checked the registry for any key that might have the
Open With feature disabled, but could find nothing. I
also checked the
HKEY\CLASSES\ROOT\Software\Unknown\Command\OpenAs key and
it showed the following value:
%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\system32
\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1
This looks normal to me. But even if this wasn't normal
it would only explain the lack of an Open With menu item
for files that are not associated with a program. As I
mentioned earlier, I can't get Open With for any file,
associated or not.
This has me pretty well stumped and it's very frustrating
because the work that I do requires that I often open the
same file type with different programs. It is enormously
inconvenient to have to go through the process of opening
a program and steering it to the folder I'm in, compared
to simply right-clicking the file, and opening with the
program of my choice from the list. Any help would be
appreciated. An Email reply would also be appreciated.