Change target of "Edit" command in context menus

[Cuzza]

Hey all... I'm trying to change the Edit command on the context menu in Vista. I know you can get programs that edit this stuff, but I only want to change it for jpegs so I can load photoimpact easily (don't say "get photoshop", I'm just used to photoimpact). So ideally I would just find the registry entry and change it, but can't find it

Anyone know how?

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I'm not sure exactly where it would be in Vista but under XP, it is at Control Panel -> Folder Options -> File Types tab. Find the extension you want to change and click on the Advanced button. Edit "edit" and you can change which application it runs with what parameters

 

[newtekie1]

That is where you go in Vista also. However, you might have to go to Organize -> Layout -> Menu Bar before the "Tools" option shows up.

 

[Cuzza]

No that option doesn't exist in vista, its something the geniuses at MS decided to leave out.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Well, basically all that form does is modify the registry...but it isn't easy.


HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.<EXTENSION>\OpenWithProgids\<APPLICATION>

This key must contain a value pointing to the application you want to use...

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\<APPLICATION>\shell\edit\command

Under (default) value, it needs data something like this:

"%PROGRAMFILES%\PhotoImpact.exe" "%1"


I think that'll do it.

 

[Cuzza]

Worked perfectly, thanks a lot buddy

 

[FordGT90Concept]

W00t! That was a shot in the dark.

 

[oily_17]

In Vista you can go to Control Panel > Default Programs > Set Associations (Associate a file type...)

Here you can set which program will open different file types.

EDIT: You can also go to the Set Default Programs and here you can set Photoimpact to be the default for all the file types it can handle.

 

[Cuzza]

@ Oily, thanks but that's not what I'm trying to do here. I wanted the "Edit" context menu command to open a different program to what the file is usually associated with; the Default Programs dialog doesn't allow that.

 

[oily_17]

Ok I see what you mean...you want "Open" and "Edit" to be associated with two separate programs.

I know that in my context menu that if I choose "Open With" I can then choose from say CS4/Paint/IrfanView/Windows Photo Gallery etc and choose the appropriate program for my task.

But anyway.. the regedit is also a good way to know for future reference.