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Add 'Open with ' item to the Explorer right-click menu
1) Open registry editor (Run... "regedit")
2) Open path My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell
3) Right click "Shell" node and select New - Key.
4) Enter the name you want to see in Explorer's right click menu eg "Open with Notepad"
5) Right click on your new node and select New - Key then enter "Command" as it's name.
6) Double click on the name "(Default)" (in the right hand panel).
7) Enter the command to open the selected file in your favourite editor (in the Value Data field) eg:
  "notepad.exe" "%1"
posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 1:54 AM

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# re: Add 'ADD TO REALPLAYER NOW PLAYING LIST"item to the Explorer right-click menu 7/18/2009 11:38 PM SARA
HI
WHEN I RIGHT CLICK A MOVIE IN WINDOW EXPLORER THE "ADD TO REALPLAYER NOW PLAYING LIST" HAS DISAPPEARED. HOW DO I GET THIS BACK?

THANKS
SARA

# re: Add 'Open with <your fav editor>' item to the Explorer right-click menu 6/19/2010 4:28 AM Tony Cally
for those who are cautious of using regedit

This works ion windows xp.
Right click on item to open with,
Select choose program.
If the program is in the "other programs" list double click it.
If it isn't in that list click browse and find the program.double click on it.
When you nest select "open with" the program will be in the list

# re: Add 'Open with <your fav editor>' item to the Explorer right-click menu 12/17/2011 4:16 AM Vietnam Vacations
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