Win XP

June 5, 2004 9:52 AM

Two XP questions in a row! Does anybody know how to remove the "Windows cannot open this file" dialog box that offers a web service? I'd like this to act like it did in previous versions of Windows, just going directly to the "Choose the program you want to use to open this file" dialog. Google has failed me.
posted by ajpresto to computers & internet (1 comment total)

From here. Note: haven't tested it.

To disable the file association Web service by setting a registry key

1.Open Registry Editor by clicking Start, clicking Run, and then typing regedit.

2.Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

3.point to New in the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.

4.Type the following name:

NoInternetOpenWith

5.Click the new entry (NoInternetOpenWith), and then select Modify in the Edit menu.

6.ensure that Hexadecimal is selected, and then for Value data, type:

1

7.Close Registry Editor.
posted by Space Coyote at 11:31 AM on June 5, 2004