Add to "Opens With" list.

[WDGC]

I have Firefox 1.01 installed, the OS is Win. XP Home Edit. SP2.

However, Firefox does not appear on the "Opens With" list and using the "Browse" feature to select the desired application does not effect the required change.

Opening Explorer and selecting Tools -> Folder Options -> 'File Types' and selecting the file type to associate with FireFox doesn't change anything either.

On my other computer after installing Firefox it automatically appeared on the "Opens With" list.

Is there some other way I can manually add Firefox to the list, or, somehow overcome this problem?

[Jiggy]

When the "Open With" window is open click "Browse" then navigate through Program Files and find the FireFox exe, click on it once then click "Open" then "Ok" from the "Open With" window, has that worked ?

[Paul Komski]

I think Jiggy is on the right track since once used in this way such programs are added to the list.

If that fails then try [Control Panel | AddRemove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults | Custom].

[WDGC]

When the "Open With" window is open click "Browse" then navigate through Program Files and find the FireFox exe, click on it once then click "Open" then "Ok" from the "Open With" window, has that worked ?


No. I thought my OP stated I had tried this procedure without success - hence the post.

[WDGC]

I have since learned the registry key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\firefox.exe\shell\o pen\command

with value data

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "%1"
[inverted commas included]

needs to be present for Firefox to appear in the "Opens With" list.

The key was present but, for whatever reason, did not have the value data set.

Adding "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "%1" to value data has fixed the problem.

[Paul Komski]

Thanks for posting that - it could be a useful fix for other peeps.