XP Home SP2 Right-click menu missing text

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I noticed that when I right-click a file (i.e. .txt) I have two "Open"
options, they both say open. It appears that the bold one (first item in the
options list) is a normal 'open', and the non-bold one (several lines down)
is the one that used to be "open with". Selecting the second 'open' gives me
the "open with" program selection window. How do I make the second 'open"
selection display the "Open with" text again?
 
Birdman,

Is this happening to all the file types or for .txt only?
 
It happens to most file types i.e. the right-click menu is different for
different file types.

The top part of the menu for a .txt file:
Open
Print
Edit
Open
--
The first "Open" brings up the file in Notepad, the second brings up the
"Open with" menu.

Top part of the menu for a .jpg file:
Preview
Edit
Print
Open
Resize Pictures
Preview
--
Both "Preview's" bring up the file in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. The
"Open" brings up the "Open with" menu.

Top part of the menu for a .doc file:
Open
Edit
New
Open
--
The top three items Open, Edit, New-- bring up the document in Word. The
second "Open" brings up the "Open with" menu.

So you can see that the menu text selection for the "Open with" menu only
states "Open" now, not the "Open with" I used to see.

Does that help?

Birdman

Ramesh said:
Birdman,

Is this happening to all the file types or for .txt only?
Click to expand...
 
Birdman,

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\open

Export the key to a file (File => Export option) and post the contents here.
The additional entry is probably coming from there.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Birdman said:
It happens to most file types i.e. the right-click menu is different for
different file types.

The top part of the menu for a .txt file:
Open
Print
Edit
Open
--
The first "Open" brings up the file in Notepad, the second brings up the
"Open with" menu.

Top part of the menu for a .jpg file:
Preview
Edit
Print
Open
Resize Pictures
Preview
--
Both "Preview's" bring up the file in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. The
"Open" brings up the "Open with" menu.

Top part of the menu for a .doc file:
Open
Edit
New
Open
--
The top three items Open, Edit, New-- bring up the document in Word. The
second "Open" brings up the "Open with" menu.

So you can see that the menu text selection for the "Open with" menu only
states "Open" now, not the "Open with" I used to see.

Does that help?

Birdman
Click to expand...
 
I did not find the directory *exactly* as you stated. I found
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Openas and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\Shell\Open. I
will list them both to save time just in case.

-----HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Openas------
Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 03/05/05 - 19:35

Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas\command
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 03/05/05 - 19:35
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1

-----HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\Shell\Open-----
Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30

Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\command
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /idlist,%I,%L


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: [ViewFolder("%l", %I, %S)]

Value 1
Name: NoActivateHandler
Type: REG_SZ
Data:


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec\application
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Folders


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec\ifexec
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: []


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec\topic
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: AppProperties

Birdman
 
Birdman,

Can you export this key fully ( as a REG file? ) and post here.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Birdman said:
I did not find the directory *exactly* as you stated. I found
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Openas and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\Shell\Open.
I
will list them both to save time just in case.

-----HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Openas------
Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 03/05/05 - 19:35

Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas\command
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 03/05/05 - 19:35
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1

-----HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\Shell\Open-----
Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30

Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\command
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /idlist,%I,%L


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: [ViewFolder("%l", %I, %S)]

Value 1
Name: NoActivateHandler
Type: REG_SZ
Data:


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec\application
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Folders


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec\ifexec
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: []


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec\topic
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: AppProperties

Birdman









Ramesh said:
Birdman,

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\open

Export the key to a file (File => Export option) and post the contents
here.
The additional entry is probably coming from there.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
BTW, that's the key causing the problem. You have two options:

1. Backup and delete the key (open-with option won't be available in the
context menu)
-or-
2. In the right-pane, set the (default) value in this registry key to "Open
with..."
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\openas

Follow the 2nd method, now, "Open with..." would be available in the context
menu.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Birdman said:
I did not find the directory *exactly* as you stated. I found
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Openas and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\Shell\Open.
I
will list them both to save time just in case.

-----HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Openas------
Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 03/05/05 - 19:35

Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas\command
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 03/05/05 - 19:35
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1

-----HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\Shell\Open-----
Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30

Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\command
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /idlist,%I,%L


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: [ViewFolder("%l", %I, %S)]

Value 1
Name: NoActivateHandler
Type: REG_SZ
Data:


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec\application
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Folders


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec\ifexec
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: []


Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Shell\shell\open\ddeexec\topic
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 08/08/03 - 21:30
Value 0
Name: <NO NAME>
Type: REG_SZ
Data: AppProperties

Birdman









Ramesh said:
Birdman,

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\open

Export the key to a file (File => Export option) and post the contents
here.
The additional entry is probably coming from there.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thank you Ramesh, the second option worked. I know it's just a minor
phrasing but it was sometimes confusing. If you still need me to post the
..reg file before and/or after the fix per. your previous reply let me know.

Birdman
 
Glad that helped, Birdman. BTW, I don't require the REG file now!
 
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