Open With/ File Type

[Kyote]

I've installed Programmer's Notepad. I love the program. But I cannot
get 'open with' to list it. I've browsed for it through the 'open
with' context menu selection. But no matter how many times I browse
for it is will not show up. Not even checking 'always open' does the
trick. In fact, even finding the pn.exe app and selecting it then
clicking 'Open' does nothing. all it does is go back to the 'open
with' selection and the item that was previously selected is still
selected. pn.exe is not even in the list. It's as if I never went in
and selected it. I'm thinking that some tool I've used has locked it
so it cannot be changed. Can someone help me with this please?

I have added a shortcut to my 'send to' list for this and it works so
this isn't an emergency. I also edited the ext for php and added
pn.exe as an editable option and that too works just fine. But I still
want to be able to add it to my 'open with' list. So please, could
someone help me?

 

[Kelly]

Hi Kyote,

Check your settings here:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications
Select the associated sub-key, if 'NoOpenWith' is listed, delete it.

Also here:

This setting allows you to control whether the checkbox to save the "Open
With" program is available when an unknown file type is opened.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas\command

and

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas\command

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[Kyote]

Hi Kyote,

Check your settings here:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications
Select the associated sub-key, if 'NoOpenWith' is listed, delete it.

No such key exists


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Also here:

This setting allows you to control whether the checkbox to save the "Open
With" program is available when an unknown file type is opened.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas\command

for this I have this:
%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1

and

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas\command

With this 'openas' does not exist. Instead I have 'OpenWithList'