Context menu for .REG files: 'Edit' runs them instead of opening!

[Derek]

Anyone know why this is? It started happening

 

[Derek]

Re: Context menu for .REG files: 'Edit' no longer edits in notepad

Derek wrote:
>
> Anyone know why this is? It started happening

(Sorry! I hit 'send' by accident)

Believe started happening after a windows update. In Windows Explorer,
doing right-click, 'Edit' gives me "are you sure you want to run this
software"?

 

[Elmo]

Re: Context menu for .REG files: 'Edit' no longer edits in notepad

Derek wrote:
> Derek wrote:
>> Anyone know why this is? It started happening
>
> (Sorry! I hit 'send' by accident)
>
> Believe started happening after a windows update. In Windows Explorer,
> doing right-click, 'Edit' gives me "are you sure you want to run this
> software"?

Open Folder Options, click the "File Types" tab, scroll down to REG and
highlight, click "Advanced" button, click Edit, click "Edit" button, and
you should have these entries:

Action: Edit
Application used to perform: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1
.. Use DDE
Application: NOTEPAD
Topic: System

The panes I left out are blank.

hth,

--
Joe =o)

 

[Derek]

Re: Context menu for .REG files: 'Edit' no longer edits in notepad

Elmo wrote:
>
> Derek wrote:
> > Derek wrote:
> >> Anyone know why this is? It started happening
> >
> > (Sorry! I hit 'send' by accident)
> >
> > Believe started happening after a windows update. In Windows Explorer,
> > doing right-click, 'Edit' gives me "are you sure you want to run this
> > software"?
>
> Open Folder Options, click the "File Types" tab, scroll down to REG and
> highlight, click "Advanced" button, click Edit, click "Edit" button, and
> you should have these entries:
>
> Action: Edit
> Application used to perform: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1
> . Use DDE
> Application: NOTEPAD
> Topic: System
>
> The panes I left out are blank.
>
> hth,
>
> --
> Joe =o)

That's exactly what I have and it still does it!

 

[Elmo]

Re: Context menu for .REG files: 'Edit' no longer edits in notepad

Derek wrote:
> Derek wrote:
>> Anyone know why this is? It started happening
>
> (Sorry! I hit 'send' by accident)
>
> Believe started happening after a windows update. In Windows Explorer,
> doing right-click, 'Edit' gives me "Are you sure you want to run this
> software?".

When you click "Yes", what software opens?

--
Joe =o)