Wayne,
It sounds to me like some *.csv file(s) got named or renamed by
mistake. First I would do a Search on your machine for *.csv" * is
a wild card and this should find all of those files on your machine.
Make sure to use the Advanced settings.
When and if you find any, change the extension to csv.
somefilename.csv instead of somefilename.csv" Are there a lot of
csv" files? Or just a few?
CSV files are Comma-Separated Variables. A lot of different uses
for these files.
My CSV files are set up to Edit and Open with Notepad. I think
that's the default, if you don't have Excel.
I would set CSV files to Open and Edit with Notepad.
Open Folder Options...
Start | Run | Type: control folders | OK |
File Types tab | Scroll down to and highlight CSV |
Click the Change button | Select Notepad | Click the Apply button
When this is all over if CSV" is still in the Folder Options | File
Types list, I would delete it.
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I believe that these are the relevant registry keys. However, you
do not need these, you can do every thing in Folder Options | File
Types. I have not included any Names, Type or Values. To protect
the innocent. ;-)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.csv
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\csv_auto_file\shell\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\csv_auto_file\shell\open
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\FileExts\.csv\OpenWithList
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.csv
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\csv_auto_file\shell\edit\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\csv_auto_file\shell\open\command
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1708537768-1580436667-1202660629-1003\Software\Microsoft
\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.csv\OpenWithList
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
In SouthernMan <
[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Wesley
The problem seems to be bigger than first thought.
First to answer your questions. No MS Word is not in the list and No
I dont want to always use MS Word for this file so I leave the box
unticked.
I downloaded Dougknox's file and it showed up 2 file extensions for
the file type I was using. eg .csv and .csv" I then went and
selected openwith again in explorer and found it was using the .csv"
extension. My openwith option has an additional " at then end of the
line in the registry by the look of it. Where would I find the
registry entry for explorers openwith option.
Thanks for your help so far.
Wayne
:
winword.exe is listed as Microsoft Word. Is that on the list?
After Browsing to winword.exe, make sure  Always use the
selected program to open this kind of file is checked.
[[Specifies that the next time you open this file, or any other
file having the same file name extension, you want Windows to use
the program that you specify here.]]
Clear Dynamic Open With Lists
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_open_with.htm
Stolen from Kelly T.
To force a program to not be listed:
Start | Run | Type: regedit | OK
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications
Select the associated sub-key, add NoOpenWith.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
In SouthernMan <
[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
I have XP Pro and I can't add a program (winword in this case) to
my open with list. I choose open from the right click options.
Choose select program from a list in next window. Winword is not
on the list so I choose browse. I select winword.exe from the prog
files\msoffice\office directory and OK. I return to the open with
list and winword isn't there.
Is there a way of deleating all and resetting list or something
like that.
Thanks
Wayne
