Picking an app to open non-associated files

1. go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell
2. create a new key called Open under shell
3. create a new key called command under Open
4. for the (Default) string value in this command key, enter the full path of your program, with a %1 stuck on the end (e.g. "C:\util\Vim\vim62\gvim.exe %1") MAKE SURE to use the quotes else this will fail when opening a file in a directory that has a space in its name.
5. In the Unkown->shell key, set the (Default) to Open

Making Yahoo web-based mail my default email client

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Startup Stuff in Registry

Explorer Command Line

(see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q152457 )

Launch a 2-pane explorer window which starts at e:\

explorer /e,/root,e:\

Launch a 1-pane (Mac Style) explorer window which starts at e:\

explorer /n,/root,e:\

-- MattWalsh - 03 Jan 2002