"Open with" File associations

[Michael Arends]

For some reason now, whenever I try to RIGHT click on ANY of my file
types, and do a OPEN WITH, I come up with the following message,

"This file doesn't have a program associated with it, for performing
this action. Create an association in the folder options control panel".

Except that when I go there, there IS a program associated with the
particular file type.

Example: .jpg files, I have Microsoft photo editor, Paint Shop Pro 7,
and Picassa, installed. I used to be able to RIGHT click on a .jpg file,
and then go to "open with" and it would give me a list of installed
programs to choose from. NOW I get the above error.

Now, I DO use a registry cleaner, could I have damaged something? and
how do I get it back?

What gives?

HELP PLEASE..

 

[Malke]

For some reason now, whenever I try to RIGHT click on ANY of my file
types, and do a OPEN WITH, I come up with the following message,

"This file doesn't have a program associated with it, for performing
this action. Create an association in the folder options control
panel".

Except that when I go there, there IS a program associated with the
particular file type.

Example: .jpg files, I have Microsoft photo editor, Paint Shop Pro
7, and Picassa, installed. I used to be able to RIGHT click on a .jpg
file, and then go to "open with" and it would give me a list of
installed programs to choose from. NOW I get the above error.

Now, I DO use a registry cleaner, could I have damaged something? and
how do I get it back?

What gives?

HELP PLEASE..

Of course you could have damaged something by using a registry cleaner.
That is why most techs do not recommend the use of third party software
to deal with the Windows registry. Try a System Restore to when things
worked properly.

Otherwise, here are some links regarding right-click issues:

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
Right-click is extremely slow only when Network is enabled -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm
Right click causes an error and crashes Explorer.exe after installing
Windows XP SP2 - http://www.winxptutor.com/sp2/divxcrash.htm
Slow right-click and other issues -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
Manage the context-menu entries for folders, drives and Namespace
objects - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm

Malke

 

[Guest]

Yes, using a registry cleaner could have deleted keys needed for this.

Restore from your backup. You did backup before using registry cleaner
didn't you?

 

[Guest]

Use the advanced tab in file association's file type, check the name of the
program that opens the program, do this with the edit tab, or just use the
default tab.