Bring File types tab back

Submission details

55 +60/-5 votes

Submitted by Sem on January 6, 2009 to Usability

Problem: Bring The File Types properties tab back

its now more difficult & risky to add custom commands to certain files, change file descriptions and delete extensions completely etc
was sorely missed in vista and im disappointed its not in windows 7 beta *yet* (i hope)

Solution: bring the page back

Severity: Medium

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

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Discussion (9 comments)

litemininyuszika wrote on January 6, 2009, 5:00pm

+1!
I'm NOT an initial/starter user, however, I can't change as many options from HKCR (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT) as I can from XP's file types tab in Folder Options!

If someone knows how to make those changes in HKCR (or in another location at registry), please tell me!

Tian [MSFT] wrote on January 11, 2009, 11:20am

Please launch "Indexing Options" from the Start Menu (or Control Panel) and click Advanced to access the File Types tab. In Windows Vista, the File Types tab is also located in this window. The change in location corresponds to changes in Windows Search and Windows Explorer, both of which rely on the indexer to retrieve information concerning file properties and contents.

Sem wrote on January 12, 2009, 4:02am

Thanks for the reply
i tried what you said but there appears to be no way to manipulate it at all

its just a list of programs the indexer should add
can we please somehow manipulate it, by editing the description, open commands and deleting them completely etc.

Jereck wrote on January 19, 2009, 11:09pm

I definitely agree with this proposition !

WhatAPainToUseThisOS wrote on January 17, 2010, 6:18am

The only real good question is: how to perform custom task on a given file extension thanks to the former XP folder options \ File types tab.
Answer: you cannot because Microsoft staff is stupid and wants everybody else to behave like them: the stupid way.
So if you have a contextual menu to right click for jpeg resize, this feature is gone forever with Win7
Workaround: switch to Linux

nyp wrote on January 17, 2010, 6:37am

Try using this alternative instead:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html

isjabelka wrote on January 22, 2010, 4:39pm

Option isn't missing, it is under:

Control panel\Programs\Default Programs\Set Associations

nyp wrote on January 23, 2010, 5:26am

@isjabelka - Then could you show us how to edit the context menu using just the default tools and not regedit? Seriously.

SomethingElse wrote on May 12, 2010, 7:21pm

YES! definitely!