[Deke40]

Win 9X - A neat registry hack to have "Open With" always available in the right-click pop-up context menu is as follows: Open Regedit and go to the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects. Add a new key called Shell, add a new key to Shell called openas, and to openas add a new key called command. Now double-click on the Default icon in the command key and, in the Value data field, enter C:\WINDOWS\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1 and click on OK. Exit Regedit and you're done.

[Dark Star]

Very Cool Deke

I'd like to find the registry hack to have the "Open With" Dialog to Unchecked where it reads "Always use this program to open this file"
You can uncheck the box but it defaults back to a "checked box"


Keep em comming Deke

DS

[Deke40]

Ask and you shall receive:

Change Default Of "Open With" Box To Unchecked





"This tweak permanently unchecks the "Always use this program to open this file type" checkbox on the "Open With" dialog
box, when opening a non-associated file type. Run Regedit and go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas\command

Add %2 to the current "Default" value as shown here:

C:\WINDOWS\Rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1 %2

Close Regedit and press F5 to refresh the Desktop."

[Dark Star]

How you find that so fast?

Great Find!!! that's the ticket

More than once now I've attempted to "open with" the wrong thing and having that box checked by default made things even worse.

Thanks for the tweak to permanently uncheck it

DS

[jimi]

Deke i'll just 2d what DS said - great tweak - now i'm gonna have to go and make the change to all of my users machines but hey thats better the standard response of "well i didn't know what to do so i tried..........." one less headache thank you, DS thanks for asking for it

[MacFromOK]

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Deke, my Win95 system (OSR2) doesn't have this key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects
So apparently that's for Win98 and up...

The second tip (changing default of "Open With")
works great though. Thanks.

Cheers, Mac

[deuce]

Hey thanks... I've always wondered how to do that. Really helpful.

[Mosaic1]

For any who want to use this tweak and do not have AllFilesystemObjects

Perform the tweak under this key. This is the one most people use.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*

One quick thing to those of you using the %2 to uncheck the box:

If you find that after you associate a file, that association doesn't stick, it is because of the space you will have typed after the %1

Sometimes this one has a nasty side effect. Others it works just fine. Just a heads up.

Edited to correct possible confusion. My directions left a bit to be desired. Sorry.

[Deke40]

If my memory serves me right you can acheive the same effect by deleting the %1 instead of adding the %2. So if you have problem with file association like Mosaic1 mentions just go that route.

[Mosaic1]

Deke,
Sorry. If you remove the %1, instead of opening the file in question, the program associated will open blank. In the case of a program opened with IE, the Homepage will open. Or try to. the %1 is a place holder telling Windows to open that particular file.

The hack is good. It works. It just can have a little problem sometimes. Easy enough to remove it . It's good to be able to trace a problem. This one doesn't always develop immediately. That makes it tough to track if you are not aware.

Mo

[Deke40]

Mosiac1- You are absoulety right. I didn't try opening a file after removing the %l. I only checked to see if the default was not check marked. Bad advice and I apoligize.

[Deke40]

By the way does not typing the space after the %l eliminate the problem of the reassociation not sticking?

[VidsGuy]

DEKE !!!!!!!!!

YOU DA MAN !!!!!!!!! Fantastic tweak !!!

Thanks for all your help, here and elsewhere !!!

[Mosaic1]

Deke,
If you are using the %2 you need the space. %1 %2
I would remove the command entirely and retype it not using the %2. Or you can back off and remove everything after the %1 being sure there is no space after the 1. Not using the %2.

You can then reboot and use the computer. Try another association. If it still doesn't stick, then removing the key and redoing it usually helps. Before you perform the %2 tweak, exporting the key first is a good idea. Exporting is best anytime you make a change. You then have the original as insurance.

You can try the %2 again. If the problem recurs, then either stop using the tweak or redo it again.

[Davey7549]

Oh boy...Oh boy.....Oh Boy......Davey has two registry guru's to shadow and learn from!
Mo I am sure was considering me a pest at times!

Dave