Comments on: Windows cannot open this file http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:17:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: webrider http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-330999 webrider Mon, 05 May 2008 18:16:35 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-330999 oh my god! it works! at last the stupid dialog its gone! ive been looking for this for a long time! thank you! thank you! thank you! one less annoyance to have to worry about! thank you again! really useful! oh my god! it works! at last the stupid dialog its gone! ive been looking for this for a long time! thank you! thank you! thank you! one less annoyance to have to worry about! thank you again! really useful!

]]> By: eusi http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-290652 eusi Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:40:17 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-290652 I found a solution. For Vista: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer DWORD Value Name: NoInternetOpenWith Value: 1 I found a solution. For Vista:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Policies
\Explorer

DWORD Value
Name: NoInternetOpenWith
Value: 1

]]> By: eusi http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-290635 eusi Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:29:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-290635 Did someone have success with Windows Vista (Enterprise)? It does not work with my machine... Any other suggestions? Thank you very much. Did someone have success with Windows Vista (Enterprise)? It does not work with my machine… Any other suggestions?
Thank you very much.

]]> By: Cyndie http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-266584 Cyndie Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:15:14 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-266584 this didnt work for me at all... i got "cant open file... " whatever i typed on the list. It cant even open the "regedit" either.. my computer must have BIG issues I even tried this in safe mode... any other help please?? this didnt work for me at all… i got “cant open file… ” whatever i typed on the list. It cant even open the “regedit” either.. my computer must have BIG issues I even tried this in safe mode… any other help please??

]]> By: Bart http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-242208 Bart Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:56:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-242208 Thanks for the tip, now I finally got rid of a very annoying feature. Thanks for the tip, now I finally got rid of a very annoying feature.

]]> By: Vivek http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-206587 Vivek Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:55:14 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-206587 Awesome !! Works like it should .. Awesome !! Works like it should ..

]]> By: Thinker http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-196331 Thinker Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:58:39 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-196331 It would be much more usefull if u make a simple reg file to download :) Then I could use it next time I install Windows. It would be much more usefull if u make a simple reg file to download :)
Then I could use it next time I install Windows.

]]> By: archer http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-195454 archer Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:49:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-195454 damn i'm stupid! left the r out of internet... works like a charm, martin. martin's the man, people. please disregard my previous comments. damn i’m stupid!

left the r out of internet…

works like a charm, martin.
martin’s the man, people. please disregard my previous comments.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-195273 Martin Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:56:29 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-195273 You can try to set it for all users instead: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer and create the Dword InternetOpenWith. Again the default value should be 0 for the newly created key. If it is set to another value change it to 0. Try rebooting the computer as well, maybe that helps ? You can try to set it for all users instead: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\Software
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer

and create the Dword InternetOpenWith. Again the default value should be 0 for the newly created key. If it is set to another value change it to 0. Try rebooting the computer as well, maybe that helps ?

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-195268 Martin Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:47:14 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-195268 Archer no everything is like it worked on my system. Did you create a Dword and name it InternetOpenWith ? The value is 0 by default as it should be. Archer no everything is like it worked on my system. Did you create a Dword and name it InternetOpenWith ? The value is 0 by default as it should be.

]]> By: archer http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-195201 archer Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:50:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/10/windows-cannot-open-this-file/#comment-195201 man, i really wanted this to work. did you possibly leave out something in the dword config, martin? man, i really wanted this to work.

did you possibly leave out something in the dword config, martin?

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