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On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:14:53 -0600, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support you wrote:

thats the problem - there is nothing there to pick from
no choices
you pick 'open with' and the only choice is a further 'open with'



| > Click on Open With and pick something. The next time you right click | Open
| > With there will be two choices.
| >
| > --
| > Hope this helps. Let us know.
| >
| > Wes
| > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
| >
| > In news:3v3e51h1t79dkp281bcfk3l1af6s5opfdi@4ax.com,
| > rube@goldberg.com <rube@goldberg.com> hunted and pecked:
| > > On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 15:27:02 -0700, in
| > > microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support you wrote:
| > >
| > > it makes no difference which suffix
| > > .txt .doc etc
| > > there are just no choices available
| > >
| > >
| > >>> Hi,
| > >>>
| > >>> What file are you trying to open? Maybe this is beacuse there is no
| > >>> program to open that file?
| > >>>
| > >>>
| > >>>
| > >>> "rube@goldberg.com" wrote:
| > >>>
| > >>> > the problem:
| > >>> >
| > >>> > when right-clicking on a file the context menu opens
| > >>> > however the "open with" option is available but there are NO choices
| > >>> > shown
| > >>> >
| > >>> > any and all suggestions welcome
| > >>> >
| > >>> > xp pro sp2
| > >>> >
| > >>> > tia

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

This one looks like your problem...

Open-with list is collapsed; No items listed in the open-with menu
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithissue.htm


Open With
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_o.htm#openwith


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:gtif511qg45mu1rf0s3dg7gfiohhkqofa5@4ax.com,
rube@goldberg.com <rube@goldberg.com> hunted and pecked:
> On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:14:53 -0600, in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support you wrote:
>
> thats the problem - there is nothing there to pick from
> no choices
> you pick 'open with' and the only choice is a further 'open with'
>
>
>
>>> Click on Open With and pick something. The next time you right click
>>> | Open With there will be two choices.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:3v3e51h1t79dkp281bcfk3l1af6s5opfdi@4ax.com,
>>> rube@goldberg.com <rube@goldberg.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> > On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 15:27:02 -0700, in
>>> > microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support you wrote:
>>> >
>>> > it makes no difference which suffix
>>> > .txt .doc etc
>>> > there are just no choices available
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >>> Hi,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> What file are you trying to open? Maybe this is beacuse there is
>>> no >>> program to open that file?
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> "rube@goldberg.com" wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> > the problem:
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > when right-clicking on a file the context menu opens
>>> >>> > however the "open with" option is available but there are NO
>>> choices >>> > shown
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > any and all suggestions welcome
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > xp pro sp2
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > tia