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September 9, 2000 at 05:58 PM
dgnoelte50

Removing file type restrictions

by dgnoelte50 . Updated 25 years, 10 months ago

Windows 98 SE operating system.

Microsoft has made dealing with registered file types difficult by disabling many of the
options for the most critical file types. As
a result I’m supposed to be unable to use the
Edit and Remove buttons for the MS-DOS Batch
File, Application, or MS-DOS Application file
types because they’re all disabled.
I have gotten around the restriction for
the MS-DOS Batch file and MS-DOS Application file types by drilling down in the registry to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile and
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\comfile and changing the “EditFlags” value to “00 00 00 00”. This enables the edit and remove buttons for those types.
Question???
What entries must I change to enable those buttons for “Application”(extension=exe) file types?

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