How to Fix: “Everytime I open a file I get the open-with Dialogue” Problem, Resolve “Open-with” Problem Easily

Nick

January 8th, 2012

Do you have the "Open-with" Problem like them?

1). I was trying to open a file, that I didn't know which application would open at the time, it had me select from a list of programs with the "Open-with" box. What shall i select?
2). Everytime I try to open a program I get the "Open With" window. I tried running antivirus as well but I got the same thing. Any ideas what I can do?

Possible causes about "Open-with" Problem

1. "Open-with" problem is actually a system issue. But the main cause is a virus infection. There are many kind of viruses or spywares and malwares which can infect a system badly, and they can change system settings and delete system files. Some viruses can add malicious registries to the system, and then change the computer commands. In this situation, when users use the computer, the command will pop up and change all actions.
2. The second cause is mainly about some probgrams on the computer have become the default program with unknown reason. And once users want to open a file then if it is not the file form which can use the default program, then it may not be able to open. The "Open-with" dialoguse box will pop up and want you to choose the right one to run.
3. The third cause may because the files are corrupted or they are broken. When the users want to open them, they may not be able to repond correctly. So the open-with box will pop up.

Best way to fix "Open-with" Problem

Since this is a complicated issue which may caused by different problem, you will need to diagnose the problem first. For an easy solution, users can proceed by following this instruction:

1. Open registry editor (type regedit in the run box);
2.Then navigate to this key;

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\[random]\shell\edit\command

3. Take a backup of this key first (in case causing system error), right click on command and click on Export. Then save the key as .reg file.

4. Now modify the value on the right side and type this value

“C:\WINDOWS\system32\[random].exe” “%1″

5.    Click OK.
(The "random" is related to the program which may have a problem. If you find the files or program which have some problem, you will see the name in the random location.)

What to do if you find it's not easy to fix "Open-with" Problem yourself?

As many users have the same experince that "Open-with" Problem can not be fixed by any tool, if you are a computer newbie, you haven't sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries, it may lead to mistakes damaging your system. So, looking for a computer expert online is necessary. Here in this article, you can get assistance with Tee Support experts to avoid any mistakes.)