W7 Context Menu - Context Menu Item Broken


  1. lehnerus2000
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    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
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    W7 Context Menu - Context Menu Item Broken


    This should be simple to fix, but it's been so long since I've had to hack W7 that I've forgotten most of the stuff I used to know.
    I uninstalled GIMP 2.10.38.1 and then reinstalled GIMP 2.10.36 (because the latest version has annoying minor bugs).
    Everything seemed to go smoothly.

    However I discovered that the Context Menu for image files is now broken.
    The entry in the main area is broken (it triggers the "Choose default program..." option from the "Open with" menu).
    The entry in the "Open with" menu works correctly.

    I haven't tried reinstalling GIMP 2.10.36 again (yet).
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  3. lehnerus2000
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    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
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    Weird


    After uninstalling GIMP 2.10.38.1, it seems that there was some leftover junk.

    Somehow that prevented:
    • the proper removal of the old Context Menu entry
    • the creation of a new Context Menu entry


    Purging the leftover junk and reinstalling GIMP 2.10.36 fixed the issue.
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