Is there any way of changing the settings of XP to allow
multiple files to open from Explorer.
On my old computer (windows 98) this worked Ok.
I'm on XP home Edition
Thanks
Colin
Have you insrtalled SP1.
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I don't know what to change to allow multiple documents to
be opened from explorer.
I have tried an istallation of XP Pro at work and this
opens the files OK
Colin
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Type Regedit in Start Run
Goto
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Export all five keys (on the File Menu) (First two keys apply to files, 1st, 3rd to 5th apply to folders/drives). Delete all two/five. What happens.
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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuH
andlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Then tried to open multiple files from Explorer and it
work OK
The 'send to' option was then not available so I added
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenu
Handlers\Send To]
@="{7BA4C740-9E81-11CF-99D3-00AA004AE837}"
back to the registry.
Now both opening multiple files and Send To work OK.
I have copied the exported entries that I deleted from the
registry below as these may be of use to you
Thanks very much for the prompt help
Colin
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenu
Handlers]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenu
Handlers\Send To]
@="{7BA4C740-9E81-11CF-99D3-00AA004AE837}"
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*]
"InfoTip"="prop:Type;DocAuthor;DocTitle;DocSubject;DocComme
nts;Write;Size"
"QuickTip"="prop:Type;Size"
"AlwaysShowExt"=""
"TileInfo"="prop:Type;Size"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList\Excel.exe]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList\IExplore.exe]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList\MSPaint.exe]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList\Notepad.exe]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList\Winword.exe]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList\WordPad.exe]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\AVG Shell
Extension]
@="{1E2CDF40-419B-11D2-A5A1-002018648BA7}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Offline
Files]
@="{750fdf0e-2a26-11d1-a3ea-080036587f03}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Open With]
@="{09799AFB-AD67-11d1-ABCD-00C04FC30936}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Open With
EncryptionMenu]
@="{A470F8CF-A1E8-4f65-8335-227475AA5C46}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{a2a9545d-
a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8}]
@="Start Menu Pin"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\CryptoSi
gnMenu]
@="{7444C719-39BF-11D1-8CD9-00C04FC29D45}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{1F2E5C4
0-9550-11CE-99D2-00AA006E086C}]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{3EA4830
0-8CF6-101B-84FB-666CCB9BCD32}]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{883373C
3-BF89-11D1-BE35-080036B11A03}]
@="Summary Properties Page"
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I actually thought this was an improvement to XP. I've accidentally selected several thousand files and clicked open. It can take hours to open them all, and then I pull the power lead out cause I ain't clicking some small box several thousand times.
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