open with command

[tjajm]

"Open With" Command Missing from the Context Menu
View products that this article applies to.
Article ID : 218805
Last Review : January 24, 2007
Revision : 1.2
This article was previously published under Q218805
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that
you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For
information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
256986 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/) Description of the
Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
When you double-click an unknown file type, an unexpected default action may
occur.

When you right-click an unknown file type, the Open With command may be
missing from the context menu that appears.
Back to the top

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the registry key that handles the command is
altered or damaged.
Back to the top

RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Use Registry Editor to examine the file association key for unknown file
types:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas\command
The "default" value for this key should read:
C:\%windir%\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1
If necessary, modify the value to match the value shown here.

this key is not in my registry it only shows "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown" the
rest is missing any way to correct this?.

 

[Vanguard]

"Open With" Command Missing from the Context Menu
View products that this article applies to.
Article ID : 218805
Last Review : January 24, 2007
Revision : 1.2
This article was previously published under Q218805
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the
registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up
and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a
problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and
edit the registry, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/) Description
of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
When you double-click an unknown file type, an unexpected default
action may occur.

When you right-click an unknown file type, the Open With command may
be missing from the context menu that appears.
Back to the top

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the registry key that handles the command
is altered or damaged.
Back to the top

RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause
serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating
system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that
result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor
at your own risk.

Use Registry Editor to examine the file association key for unknown
file types:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas\command
The "default" value for this key should read:
C:\%windir%\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1
If necessary, modify the value to match the value shown here.

this key is not in my registry it only shows
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown" the rest is missing any way to correct
this?.

There was a point to you merely posting the contents of a Microsoft KB
article rather than show the URL to it? There was a point to you
posting at all since obviously it wasn't a reply to anyone?

 

[Ayush]

[Vanguard] wrote-:

There was a point to you
posting at all since obviously it wasn't a reply to anyone?

He mentioned his problem at the end of message.

 

[Alan Edwards]

You can add it manually or try this:

Make up a file from the lines below. Copy into a file called fix.reg
which should be created in Notepad. Do not retype, copy in case of
errors. The 1st line in the file is the line REGEDIT4
Make sure your mail or news reader does not add any spaces to the end
of a line.
The last line must be blank.
Right-click fix.reg and select Merge.

-----copy below this line fix.reg------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas\command]
@=hex(2):25,53,79,73,74,65,6d,52,6f,6f,74,25,5c,73,79,73,74,65,6d,33,32,5c,72,\

75,6e,64,6c,6c,33,32,2e,65,78,65,20,25,53,79,73,74,65,6d,52,6f,6f,74,25,5c,\

73,79,73,74,65,6d,33,32,5c,73,68,65,6c,6c,33,32,2e,64,6c,6c,2c,4f,70,65,6e,\
41,73,5f,52,75,6e,44,4c,4c,20,25,31,00


---- end file above here

....Alan