File Types Editing

[fatboyjim]

Hi,

After downloading some big archives I want to add to the File Types list file types like .c03 and .r09 etc etc (ACE, RAR etc) as this isn't done by default

Is there another way to do this other than through the Folder Options - File Types box

I'm thinking of a registry key? It would be much easier to copy a few lines into Notepad and add it to the registry


Any ideas?


Thanks,

[Hpro]

If I understand you right you lwould like to open that file with a certain program - then all you have to do is Highlight the filename - then press shift and right click on it - there select the app you like to assign it too and mark the checkbox - open that kind of file always using this program - something like that..and there it will edit the registry in one time..

[fatboyjim]

That's what I have been doing

But this is a lot of work (Some archives can have files from .c01 to .c99 inclusive)

I was just wondering where these entries are kept so I can do it all through a REG key which I can just write a few lines into Notepad, copy and amend them etc



Any ideas now?


Thanks,

[Paul Victorey]

Well, it IS all registry. The fastest way to to about this is to look at a key of the type you are interested in. Say, for example, you want to add more WinRAR types. Look at something like:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rar

This key may have a few parts to it:

1) Default value is the name of the associated type.
2) String key called "Content Type" for the MIME type
3) Others like Peristent Handler, ShellEx (used for previews), and the like.

As a rule, you want to make a new key called HKEK_CLASSES_ROOT\.xxx where xxx is the extension (not limited to 3 chars). The default value is most important, but you should probably recreate the other pieces found under the key you examined. One exception is you probably do NOT want to copy a ShellNew subkey, this is used for things like "New->RAR file" from the right click menu, and you wouldn't want to have that option for every .Rxx piece.

[fatboyjim]

Superb, just what I wanted

Cheers Paul