HELP - Deleted Registry Key for Opening File Folders

[Wayfarer]

In a fit of utter stupidity which will remain forever legendary in the
annals of my family, I managed to delete the following registry key and
all it's subkeys: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Open.

I'm running XP Home with SP1.

Of course, system restore is not on, neither do I have a backup of my
registry file that I assiduously made before mutilating the registry.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Any comments, disgusted
shaking of heads and hurling of invective humbly accepted.

TIA
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Wayfarer
Journeys: http://wayfarer.brinkster.net/

[Sharon F]

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 11:59:33 -0400, Wayfarer wrote:

> In a fit of utter stupidity which will remain forever legendary in the
> annals of my family, I managed to delete the following registry key and
> all it's subkeys: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Open.
>
> I'm running XP Home with SP1.
>
> Of course, system restore is not on, neither do I have a backup of my
> registry file that I assiduously made before mutilating the registry.
>
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Any comments, disgusted
> shaking of heads and hurling of invective humbly accepted.
>
> TIA

See Doug Knox's Folder Repair tool here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
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Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[Wayfarer]

Thus spake Sharon F:
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 11:59:33 -0400, Wayfarer wrote:
>
> > In a fit of utter stupidity which will remain forever legendary in the
> > annals of my family, I managed to delete the following registry key and
> > all it's subkeys: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Open.
> >
> > I'm running XP Home with SP1.
> >
> > Of course, system restore is not on, neither do I have a backup of my
> > registry file that I assiduously made before mutilating the registry.
> >
> > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Any comments, disgusted
> > shaking of heads and hurling of invective humbly accepted.
> >
> > TIA
>
> See Doug Knox's Folder Repair tool here:
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Sharon, you have my undying gratitude! Thanks for your help, it worked
like a charm.

--
Wayfarer
Journeys: http://wayfarer.brinkster.net/

[Sharon F]

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 15:50:06 -0400, Wayfarer wrote:

> Thus spake Sharon F:
>> [18 quoted line(s) supressed]
>
> Sharon, you have my undying gratitude! Thanks for your help, it worked
> like a charm.

You're most welcome but Doug did all of the work ;)
Glad to hear that your folders are fixed up and working again.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User