Registry entry to add app to "Open with" list

[tonyc]

I've been trawling the groups looking for help with editing the
registry. I've found a December 2005 thread which was kind of the
reverse of my problem! The request asked for help removing a
double-entry in the "Open with list".
http://groups.google.ca/group/micro...s\Applications\&rnum=1&hl=en#c2303de6d414ca96

I need to configure an installation program to *add* the software (e.g.
APP.exe) to the "open with" list.

Am I right in thinking I need to add the line:
Software\Classes\Applications\APP.exe\shell\open\command

To one of:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
or
HKEY_LOCAL_USER

Will the latter add it to only one user? Which should I use?
The installation currently doesn't need admin privileges. Will adding
this registry entryrequire admin privileges?

Many thanks in advance,

Tony

 

[MAP]

I've been trawling the groups looking for help with editing the
registry. I've found a December 2005 thread which was kind of the
reverse of my problem! The request asked for help removing a
double-entry in the "Open with list".
http://groups.google.ca/group/micro...s\Applications\&rnum=1&hl=en#c2303de6d414ca96

I need to configure an installation program to *add* the software
(e.g. APP.exe) to the "open with" list.

Am I right in thinking I need to add the line:
Software\Classes\Applications\APP.exe\shell\open\command

To one of:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
or
HKEY_LOCAL_USER

Will the latter add it to only one user? Which should I use?
The installation currently doesn't need admin privileges. Will adding
this registry entryrequire admin privileges?

Many thanks in advance,

Tony

Can't you just "choose program>browse" and select the program you want?

 

[tonyc]

I was wanting to get the installer to automatically do this.

I also had a bit of trouble doing this on one WinXP system - it just
wouldn't accept the "browsed" to application and used the default
application.

Tony

 

[tonyc]

I was wanting to get the installer to automatically do this.

I also had a bit of trouble doing this on one WinXP system - it just
wouldn't accept the "browsed" to application and used the default
application.

Tony

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Tony,

Here you go:

Arbitrary File Types:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...nding/fileassociations/fa_perceived_types.asp

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I was wanting to get the installer to automatically do this.

I also had a bit of trouble doing this on one WinXP system - it just
wouldn't accept the "browsed" to application and used the default
application.

Tony

 

[tonyc]

Perfect.

Thanks,

Tony

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Tony.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Perfect.

Thanks,

Tony