Hello, to go along with my inability to choose programs with "open with" menu, I do not have the ability to extract rar files as well. Clicking on it does nothing. Does anyone have a solution? thnks. (I tried reinstalling winrar but did not help)
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Hipster Doofus
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Seems something is getting corruted somewhere. I see you have a bit of extra stuff associated with the right click. Maybe one of those is causing the problem. Depends when all this started to happen. If you have the time & patience you could remove them, see if 'open with' works. If so reinstall one at a time.
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Something to try......maybe. Empty out all your 'open with' extentions. That might give it a kick to start working properly again. Backup first.
Get rid of "Open With" Items in Right-Click
When right clicking any file you're likely to see an option called "open with", which lists any available program on you computer to open the file with. To simply clear up this list of unwanted items, or to remove useless associations, like opening an mp3 file with a paint program, follow these steps:
- Start Regedit
- Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts
Find the extension you wish to edit and click on the "+"-sign to locate the key that says "OpenWithList"
In the right pane of the registry editor you'll see a list with the programs in the list, like "paint.exe" or "notepad.exe"
Simply click on the one you wish to delete and press the delete button on your keyboard
Don't worry if you've removed an entry you rather hadn't removed. When right clicking a file there will be another option in the "open with" extension where you can choose any program on your computer. Once used, it will reappear in the list of associated programs.
Get rid of "Open With" Items in Right-Click
When right clicking any file you're likely to see an option called "open with", which lists any available program on you computer to open the file with. To simply clear up this list of unwanted items, or to remove useless associations, like opening an mp3 file with a paint program, follow these steps:
- Start Regedit
- Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts
Find the extension you wish to edit and click on the "+"-sign to locate the key that says "OpenWithList"
In the right pane of the registry editor you'll see a list with the programs in the list, like "paint.exe" or "notepad.exe"
Simply click on the one you wish to delete and press the delete button on your keyboard
Don't worry if you've removed an entry you rather hadn't removed. When right clicking a file there will be another option in the "open with" extension where you can choose any program on your computer. Once used, it will reappear in the list of associated programs.
I don't have any "open with" selections as it is - no list except for the couple files that it is working for. I click the word Open with and nothing happens - no dialag, nothing...
For instance I want to choose what I want to open an AVI with so I click "open with" and nothing happens - even though there are several apps listed in the reg for opening AVI.
For instance I want to choose what I want to open an AVI with so I click "open with" and nothing happens - even though there are several apps listed in the reg for opening AVI.
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Save this as a .reg file in notepad then merge it into the registry:
It should help.
While you're at it, check out this registry file. It has a lot of useful tweaks.
It should help.
While you're at it, check out this registry file. It has a lot of useful tweaks.
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When did the problem begin?
Did you do anything at the time this problem started? ie... install something new, delete something, move something, uninstall a proggy, etc...
Have you tried a restore point a day or two before you noticed the problem to see if this rectifies it?
Did you do anything at the time this problem started? ie... install something new, delete something, move something, uninstall a proggy, etc...
Have you tried a restore point a day or two before you noticed the problem to see if this rectifies it?
Hipster Doofus
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Possibly because there is no association with the file. Once associated with something you should get what the screenshot shows. Possibly.
I'm a little bit stumped here. What is amazing is the fact that you don't have a open entry in any of these context menus.
What I would try first is to go into the registry and delete the HKEY_CLASSES\ROOT\*\Shell key. It isn't there by default.
What I would try first is to go into the registry and delete the HKEY_CLASSES\ROOT\*\Shell key. It isn't there by default.
run cmd sfc /scannow
but reading its description, It may not help you. It scans and restores all protected system files (shell32.dll and uxtheme.dll will be restored for example)
if you want to give it a shot go ahead...
the thing I was thinking of is actually a windows repair....
but reading its description, It may not help you. It scans and restores all protected system files (shell32.dll and uxtheme.dll will be restored for example)
if you want to give it a shot go ahead...
the thing I was thinking of is actually a windows repair....
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