Reading registered file types in windows

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Hello,

is there anyway I can get the complete list of extensions in the registered
file types in vb.net?
(in explorer: Folder options -> tab file types)

Grtz.
 
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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

news.microsoft.com said:
is there anyway I can get the complete list of extensions in the
registered
file types in vb.net?
(in explorer: Folder options -> tab file types)
Click to expand...

You may want to read this information from the system registry using
'Microsoft.Win32.Registry'. It's stored under the 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT' key.
 

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