Right click 'Open With' Command missing. Help Please.

Anonymous
2009-09-21T20:08:24+00:00

I realised a few days ago that the right click context menu 'open with' command is missing. However its there at the top of the window on the 'menu bar' or whatever.

Not sure how it happened. Maybe when i installed MS .Net Framework 3 SP1 or maybe when I cleaned registry with CCleaner.

I need to get it back please. Could u tell me how??? thanks.

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Anonymous
2009-09-22T12:20:29+00:00

Hi, scurvy:

By design, the Open With menu option is not available when you right-click executable files (.cmd, .bat, .pif, .scf, .exe, .com, or .scr), or shortcuts to executable files.

If you've lost the Open With menu option for ALL file types, including non-executable files, follow this steps:

  1. Click Start, All Programs, Accesories, Notepad.
  2. Copy and paste this text:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Open With]

@="{09799AFB-AD67-11d1-ABCD-00C04FC30936}"

  1. Click File, Save As, name the file "OpenWith.reg" (WITH THE QUOTATION MARKS) and click OK.
  2. Now double-click OpenWith.reg, click Continue, Yes, OK, and see if the problem is solved.

P.S: My personal advice is not to use ANY registry cleaner on the system.

Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-10-16T18:57:49+00:00

    Thanks for your solution. It worked fine for me on my dutch Windows Vista SP2. I had been looking so long to solve this but when I found this website is was solved thanks to you. Greetings.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-10-16T18:52:24+00:00

    Thanks for the tip. I searched for this solution on many websites. It did'nt work the first time because I aligned the text and then saved it. When I copied and left it as it was (no changes at all) and saved it as openmet.reg (I have a dutch version) it worked as you said. So again, many thanks it seemed so simple when you know it. Greetings from Belgium.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-10-07T06:03:30+00:00

    Thanks So Much, Gary

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-09-27T19:57:10+00:00

    Same here, on a bunch of batch files I have created to backup my files. Double clicking runs the batch file, however I want to be able to select the text editor to open it for edit. It is now notepad, but I want an advanced editor that I have purchased to open it for editing instead??

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