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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileExts\
Registry Mechanic says that I have 28 of these that are incorrect or
invalid: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer \FileExts\ ..INF , .txt , .reg , .zip , .wav , .LOG , .ini , .lnk , .gif , .png , .jpg , .chm , .htm ..wri , .pdf , .doc , .xls , .rar , .dll , .ocx , .css , .js , .CHK , .cab , .xml ..sit , .html , .bmp Should I just delete these?? Or, should I fix them?? If there a way to fix them with a .REG file rather than editing them one-at-at-time. Thanks. Barb |
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileExts\
Leave them as they are. These keys, or rather their sub-keys OpenWithList
and OpenWithProgids include details of programs that you have configured to open these various file types using the right click OpenWith dialogue. What may have happened is that you at one time configured your system such that program A could open files of type B and have since deleted program A whilst leaving the data in the FileExt key for files of type B. If this really worries you then carefully remove by hand the unwanted entries using Regedit but I would not recommend the wholesale removal of these keys using Registry Mechanic or any other "registry cleaner". -- Mike Maltby The Moose wrote: Registry Mechanic says that I have 28 of these that are incorrect or invalid: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer \FileExts\ .INF , .txt , .reg , .zip , .wav , .LOG , .ini , .lnk , .gif , .png , .jpg , .chm , .htm .wri , .pdf , .doc , .xls , .rar , .dll , .ocx , .css , .js , .CHK , .cab , .xml .sit , .html , .bmp Should I just delete these?? Or, should I fix them?? If there a way to fix them with a .REG file rather than editing them one-at-at-time. |
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileExts\
On Dec 20, 12:33 pm, "Mike M" wrote:
Leave them as they are. These keys, or rather their sub-keys OpenWithList and OpenWithProgids include details of programs that you have configured to open these various file types using the right click OpenWith dialogue. What may have happened is that you at one time configured your system such that program A could open files of type B and have since deleted program A whilst leaving the data in the FileExt key for files of type B. If this really worries you then carefully remove by hand the unwanted entries using Regedit but I would not recommend the wholesale removal of these keys using Registry Mechanic or any other "registry cleaner". -- Mike Maltby The Moose wrote: Registry Mechanic says that I have 28 of these that are incorrect or invalid: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer \FileExts\ .INF , .txt , .reg , .zip , .wav , .LOG , .ini , .lnk , .gif , .png , .jpg , .chm , .htm .wri , .pdf , .doc , .xls , .rar , .dll , .ocx , .css , .js , .CHK , .cab , .xml .sit , .html , .bmp Should I just delete these?? Or, should I fix them?? If there a way to fix them with a .REG file rather than editing them one-at-at-time.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks. I've fixed most of them already manually. Barb |
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