Context menus in Windows Explorer weird

  • Thread starter Richard Lionheart
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Richard Lionheart

Hi All,

I like to modify the context menus for a couple of file types. Where are
they stored. If in the Registry, under which key?

When I right-click *.html and then hover over "Open With", I get::
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Firefox
<oXygen/> XML Editor 6.2
WordPad
Notepad
LaunchAnywhereGUI
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002

For *.xml, I get:
<oXygen/> XML Editor 6.2
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Notepad
WordPad
Microsoft Office Word

I've got an additional problem, but if I can learn where these links are
stored, I may be able to solve my other problem myself.
 
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Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers

Hi Richard,

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 

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