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Thank you for the reply. I reinstalled last night and everything is working
fine. I guess that it had become corrupt, as you suggested.
Rob
"t.cruise" <t__cruise@[NoSpam]hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> To the original poster: I use PicaView on a daily basis, and have never
had a problem. I
> find it extremely useful, especially in dialog boxes, like when I want to
attach an image
> file to an email. I can right click the file name, see the PicaView image
and know that I
> am attaching the correct file. Also, with PicaView, I do not have to
waste drive space,
> or processor time, loading thumbnails, because I do not have to use
Thumbnail view (or
> open an application) and can still quickly see a thumbnail of an image
file. Since you
> say that you had been using PicaView for years without a problem, perhaps
something
> corrupted it. Have you tried uninstalling it from Control Panel/Add or
Remove Programs,
> rebooting, and then reinstalling it to see if the problem would still
exist? I sure would
> miss PicaView if I had to do without it.
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> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
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> > You're welcome Rob.
> >
> > --
> > Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP Shell/User
> >
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
> >
> >
> > "Robert Stewart" <Canonman@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:foLRe.13190$ou5.86350@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> > > Thanks for the help Ramesh. It appears that the context menu handler
for
> > > PicaView by ACDSee was the culprit. I did have some sort of error
while
> > > using PicaView back about the same time that I noticed the "Open With"
> > > issue. I tried to preview an image file with PicaView and locked the
> > > system
> > > up, which is strange because I have been using PicaView for a few
years
> > > without any problems. I was going nuts trying to figure this out. I
had
> > > narrowed it down to the context menu handlers, but I was unsure and
leery
> > > of
> > > tinkering with the registry. Thanks again.
> > >
> > > Rob
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > news:uox7y6prFHA.4044@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >> Robert,
> > >>
> > >> Open-with list is collapsed; No items listed in the open-with menu:
> > >>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithissue.htm
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> > >> Windows XP Shell/User
> > >>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Robert Stewart" <Canonman@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:r2sRe.5$Wb4.8993@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> > >> > Update on my problem.
> > >> >
> > >> > I just noticed that whenever I right-click on a known file type, in
> > >> > this
> > >> > case a JPG, I still get the "Open With" option with a sub menu that
> > >> > says
> > >> > "Open With" and that is all.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > "Robert Stewart" <Canonman@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
> > >> > news:uPrRe.296$Tq2.7402@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> > >> >> Recently I have noticed that the "Open With" option on the
right-click
> > >> >> context menu in Windows Explorer no longer functions. I am using
> > > Windows
> > >> > XP
> > >> >> Pro and I have used the "Open With" option on a regular basis. I
have
> > >> >> not
> > >> >> made any major changes to the system. I did install AutoCAD 2005
DX,
> > > but
> > >> > I
> > >> >> think that this started before the install. Here's what is
happening.
> > > I
> > >> >> navigate to a file and right-click to bring up the context menu.
I
> > > then
> > >> >> click on the "Open With" option. That is the end of it. I never
get
> > >> >> a
> > >> > box
> > >> >> of programs or a browse option or anything else for that matter.
As I
> > >> >> mentioned, I have been using this option successfully for years.
I
> > >> >> was
> > >> >> wondering if something in the registry may have become corrupt. I
am
> > >> > unsure
> > >> >> what registry entries to check, or what they should be if I can
find
> > >> >> them.
> > >> >> Does anyone have any ideas? Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Rob
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> > >
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