windows explorer right click on filews with multiple extensions


  1. Posts : 6
    win 7
       #1

    windows explorer right click on filews with multiple extensions


    Hi there,
    thanks once again for your great support.

    Today I came across the following problem and tried to google for an answer, but without luck.
    In windows explorer, if I select files with different extensions (for example two files, one txt and one pdf) and right click to bring up the context menu, I noticed that the entry "Open" is missing. Instead if I select files with the same extension, the entry "open" is correctly displayed.
    What I want to do is to get the "open" command in the context menu even if I select files of different type.
    Is there a way to do that without having to write my own shell extension handler?

    Thanks for any help that I will get.
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  2. Posts : 6
    win 7
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Hi there,
    I found a solution on my own.
    1) Open regedit in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
    2) Add a key call "open all" (or whatever name you like)
    3) add a key called "command" to the previous key
    4) double click the "default" string and type "rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler "%1""

    Job done!
      My Computer


 

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