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
    2013-12-28T01:27:52+00:00

    thanx bro

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-12-14T05:19:55+00:00

    The Problem Of Open Is Resolved But It Is Not Working With Mozzilla, Chrome,etc exe file What To Do???

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-12-06T14:56:51+00:00

    Hello DanLafferty,

    then, there seem to be more broken entries in your registry.

    In order to enable editing for BAT and CMD files from the context menu, make sure that the registry entries for

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\edit\command

    and

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\edit\command

    both show

    %SystemRoot%\System32*NOTEPAD.EXE* %1

    as the Default value. Please note that the Default value should be of type REG_EXPAND_SZ.

    Kind regards,

    DAC324

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-12-06T13:56:05+00:00

    Thanks o much.  That helped.

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