Vista - folder associations

hello

i'm using vista 64bit. Some of my file associations seem to have
disappeared and i am being told to reset them in the control panel - that bit
is easy enough but i'm having trouble setting them for actual folders, i
can't open the folder just by clicking on it, i have to right click and then
select open. i have spent hours trying to find a way to set the association
for the folder but no luck - i dont know if this makes any difference but the
folder i am trying to open, i marked as hidden. once i openiit with the
right click everything else seems to be ok.

Can someone please tell me how to set the association for the FOLDER?

thankyou

Click on Folder, here
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html


"liquidstool" wrote:

thanks walnut, however after downloading and writing the file to the registry
i still have the same problem

Any further help appreciated!

"BurrWalnut" wrote:

When you right-click on a folder what is the default action? The default action is shown in bold letters.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
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"liquidstool" <liquidstool@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:184CBDE5-5447-4ED4-8FA9-FDCBADE6D34F@xxxxxx
thanks walnut, however after downloading and writing the file to the registry
i still have the same problem

Any further help appreciated!

"BurrWalnut" wrote:

hey,

i'm getting "ENQUE IN BS PLAYER"

That's a free media player that i uninstalled months ago cos it was infested
with spyware. However, the associations problem has only appearred in the
last week or two - could they be connected?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Removing the BSPlayer entry should do the trick.

Manage the context-menu entries for files, folders, drives and Namespace objects:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm

ShellExView - Shell Extension Manager For Windows:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html

Or you may ask this in BS.Player: :: Forums:
http://www.bsplayer.org/forum/index....dda&BSPLAYER=2

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

"liquidstool" <liquidstool@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:74389C72-5E1D-4B9E-9508-330EDEA9A0AB@xxxxxx
hey,

i'm getting "ENQUE IN BS PLAYER"

That's a free media player that i uninstalled months ago cos it was infested
with spyware. However, the associations problem has only appearred in the
last week or two - could they be connected?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Hi liquidstool,

Open ShellExView, click View and select "HTML Report - All items". Save the report to a .html file and upload using a free hosting service. Or, send it to me via mail.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

"liquidstool" <liquidstool@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3A9A013E-BAA3-4400-9B25-5B0833047CF2@xxxxxx


"liquidstool" wrote:

hey,

i've followed the advice you given, downloaded the shellex thing, i haven't
a clue how to use it and followed the other links but i'm not confident
enough to mess around with the registry and i still get that damned bsplayer
in the context menu - ive removed every last tace i can find, including the
spyware it's bundled with and something called webteh i found lurking. all i
wanna do is be able to click on a picture folder and have it open up instead
of the "set associations" garbage popping up

thanks for your help but i think i my find it easier to format and reinstall
vista unless you can give further guidance!

thankyou

Hi Ramesh

Thanks for your continued help with my problem.

I have created the shellexview reor and uploaded it here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?djejue4jzze

Hope you find it useful!

You can contact me direct using my email: liquidstool AT hotmail.co.uk

thankyou

Liquid
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Hi Liquid,

I've checked the report and it appears to me that the BS Player entry may have been implemented as a static command instead of a shell extension.

Click Start, type Regedit.exe and press ENTER
Go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder

From the Edit menu, choose Export and save the branch to file or type ..REG

Export this key as well:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory

Exit the Registry Editor.

Also, let me know if you're seeing the "BS Player" context menu item when right-clicking *all* directories, or only for folders contain music content?

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

"liquidstool" <liquidstool@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CC297CD1-614B-411B-8390-0A86E08D8305@xxxxxx

Hi Ramesh

Thanks for your continued help with my problem.

I have created the shellexview reor and uploaded it here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?djejue4jzze

Hope you find it useful!

You can contact me direct using my email: liquidstool AT hotmail.co.uk

thankyou

Liquid
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Note: After exporting the reg files, compress (zip) them and upload it to a free host and post the link here.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eYNeUYxuIHA.3484@xxxxxx
Hi Liquid,

I've checked the report and it appears to me that the BS Player entry may have been implemented as a static command instead of a shell extension.

Click Start, type Regedit.exe and press ENTER
Go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder

From the Edit menu, choose Export and save the branch to file or type ..REG

Export this key as well:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory

Exit the Registry Editor.

Also, let me know if you're seeing the "BS Player" context menu item when right-clicking *all* directories, or only for folders contain music content?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

"liquidstool" <liquidstool@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CC297CD1-614B-411B-8390-0A86E08D8305@xxxxxx

Hi Ramesh

Thanks for your continued help with my problem.

I have created the shellexview reor and uploaded it here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?djejue4jzze

Hope you find it useful!

You can contact me direct using my email: liquidstool AT hotmail.co.uk

thankyou

Liquid
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: