Tim,
First, you stated that [[I found a "NoFileAssociate" registry key mentioned
on the MS support pages, but on my pc there is no such key]]
NoFileAssociate is a Value.
The NoFileAssociate value can exist in either of these keys or both of them.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
and/or
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value Name: NoFileAssociate
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = The user can add, delete, and change file type associations.
1 = The user cannot add, delete, or change file type associations.
When this policy is enabled, the New, Delete, Change, and Advanced buttons
are unavailable on the File Types tab of the Folder Options tool in Control
Panel.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER applies only to the current user.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE applies to all users of the computer.
Second, you're missing this one. I have no idea if it's standard or added.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\topic]
@="AppProperties"
These have all been added by, I would guess, Winamp. I do not have Winamp
and I do not have any of the items below.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Bookmark]
@="Add to Winamp's &Bookmark list"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Bookmark\command]
@="\"D:\\Winamp\\Winamp.exe\" /BOOKMARK \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Enqueue]
@="&Enqueue in Winamp"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Enqueue\command]
@="\"D:\\Winamp\\Winamp.exe\" /ADD \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Play]
@="&Play in Winamp"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Play\command]
@="\"D:\\Winamp\\Winamp.exe\" \"%1\""
Wat those entries are for...
<quote>
Disenqueue Winamp: The Winamp freeware media player may add three commands
to your folder menus: 'Play in Winamp', 'Enqueue in Winamp', and 'Add to
Winamp's Bookmark list'. To remove the commands, choose Options, Preferences
(or right-click in the window or the title bar and choose Options,
Preferences). In the tree pane on the left, select File types under the
General Preferences branch (the Setup branch in earlier versions). Now
uncheck Show Winamp in folder context menus in Windows Explorer (see FIGURE
2) or Directory context menus in older versions; then click Close.
<quote>
http://pcworld.com/article/118255-1/article.html
FIGURE 2 from the article
http://pcworld.com/zoom?id=118255&page=1&zoomIdx=3
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In
Tim.T said:
This is what I have in that key:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
@="none"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find]
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:00000080
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,200,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec]
@="[FindFolder(\"%l\", %I)]"
"NoActivateHandler"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\application]
@="Folders"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find\ddeexec\topic]
@="AppProperties"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Bookmark]
@="Add to Winamp's &Bookmark list"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Bookmark\command]
@="\"D:\\Winamp\\Winamp.exe\" /BOOKMARK \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Enqueue]
@="&Enqueue in Winamp"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Enqueue\command]
@="\"D:\\Winamp\\Winamp.exe\" /ADD \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Play]
@="&Play in Winamp"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Winamp.Play\command]
@="\"D:\\Winamp\\Winamp.exe\" \"%1\""
What do I delete? I don't think this refers to my problem, anyway. It
talks of a "File Folder" button in File Types, while I am talking about
the "New", "Delete", "Change" and "Advanced" buttons under the File Types
tab. They are all greyed out.
Tim
Wesley Vogel said:
"Edit" and "Remove" buttons are grayed out for the File Folder entry in
the File Types dialog box
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/editfolder.htm
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In Tim.T <jblack 2001 at btopenworld dot com> hunted and pecked:
I was hoping there'd be a way of correcting it without resorting to
messing with XP again. Besides, I'm not going to keep repairing XP every
time this happens, I want to know what's changing it in the first place.
I haven't installed any major software recently, and any reg cleaner
programs I use have backups which I have tried and failed. I also
noticed at the same time File Types messed up, the "Application" log in
Event Viewer became corrupted. But it's restored now.
I found a "NoFileAssociate" registry key mentioned on the MS support
pages, but on my pc there is no such key, meaning - so I'm told - it is
set to 0 by default, so any user CAN change file types. I can't believe
that is the only key involved in controlling File Types!
Tim
Hi
Depending on which type of XP CD you have - try a 'Repair' install
instead of a 'Clean' install.
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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups
"Tim.T" <jblack 2001 at btopenworld dot com> wrote in message
I just went to change a file type association and I found YET AGAIN
that all
options "New", "Delete" etc are greyed out. I don't know how or why
this has
happened, but it's happened before and I had to clean install XP
again!
Can anyone refresh my memory regarding the registry keyes to check for
this?
And maybe files that could be missing or changed for this to happen?
I've tried System Restore but only two checkpoints remain, and
neither correct this.
Cheers
Tim
