Confirm open after download (W2K)

[minion]

Well known solution to a well known problem:

Tools->Folder Options->File Types->(your extension)->Advanced->Check "Confirm open after download".

I wanna know, what is the corresponding registry entry for this setting in Win2K?

[Andy-S]

If you are making any system changes and want to know what keys are affected in the registry then the simplest method is to use regshot.

Regshot will take a snapshot of the registry before the change is made and then after the change. It will then compare the two snapshots and display the differences i.e. keys that were changed.

You can download regshot from here:

<a target="_blank" href=http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0%2Cfid%2C19540%2C00.asp>http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0%2Cfid%2C19540%2C00.asp</a>

Cheers
Andy

[minion]

Duh! How stupid I was :-( forgot I have Ashampoo Uninstaller which can do system snapshots.

Anyway I'll post in here in case anyone would like to know. :)

Location:

HKLM\Software\Classes\&lt;filetype&gt;

where &lt;filetype&gt; is the filetype, NOT the extension.
For example, if you look at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3 , the default value is "Winamp.File" (if you have Winamp installed). So go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Winamp.File and the key that corresponds to "Confirm open after download" is EditFlags.

Value Name(DWORD)
=================
EditFlags

Data (decimal)
==========
0 - "Confirm open after download" checked.
65536 - "Confirm open after download" unchecked.

Why all this trouble? If you have a program that always unchecks the "Confirm open after download" setting (like Webshots Desktop), you can use Regedt32.exe to deny yourself permission to modify the HKLM\Software\Classes\&lt;filetype&gt; key.