Open With problem

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If under Explorer I right click and use Open With... Notepad (say) on a .reg
file then after 'allowing' the operation Antispyware subsequently uses the
default Open (i.e. regedit) rather than Notepad as requested. It does not
remember the Opener.

This problem is not so bad for editing .reg files as regedit always asks if
it should load & run. It's more of a problem when for example editing new
..vbs files as these just go ahead and run once 'allowed'.

I am using Beta 1 expires Jul 31st.
 
S A Robinson said:
If under Explorer I right click and use Open With... Notepad (say) on
a .reg file then after 'allowing' the operation Antispyware
subsequently uses the default Open (i.e. regedit) rather than Notepad
as requested. It does not remember the Opener.

This problem is not so bad for editing .reg files as regedit always
asks if it should load & run. It's more of a problem when for example
editing new .vbs files as these just go ahead and run once 'allowed'.

I am using Beta 1 expires Jul 31st.
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Change the default action for REG files (and VBS files if you wish) to Edit.

Double clicking this file will do that for REG files. Save the text between
the lines as EditReg.reg

---------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell]
@="edit"

------------------------------------------------------------

Note the blank line at the end.

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Thank you.

Frank Saunders said:
S A Robinson said:
If under Explorer I right click and use Open With... Notepad (say) on
a .reg file then after 'allowing' the operation Antispyware
subsequently uses the default Open (i.e. regedit) rather than Notepad
as requested. It does not remember the Opener.

This problem is not so bad for editing .reg files as regedit always
asks if it should load & run. It's more of a problem when for example
editing new .vbs files as these just go ahead and run once 'allowed'.

I am using Beta 1 expires Jul 31st.
Click to expand...

Change the default action for REG files (and VBS files if you wish) to Edit.

Double clicking this file will do that for REG files. Save the text between
the lines as EditReg.reg

---------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell]
@="edit"

------------------------------------------------------------

Note the blank line at the end.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
Click to expand...
 
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