'Always open with' option grayed out

Original title: cannot open applications

I can not open any application without the list choose the program and "always open program" appears highlighted that does not work.  I have Windows XP home Version 3.  Some programs are not listed, so I can't open those at all. Please help - I don't have my XP disk to reload.

Hi DrKathy1950,
 

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Follow these steps and check if it helps to fix the problem:
 
a. open the Registry Editor (start > run > regedit) and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer
(b) in the right side of the screen double click on "NoFileAssociate".
c. change the value of "NoFileAssociate" from 1 to 0.
d. now go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer
e. Repeat steps 2 and 3.
f. close "regedit" and restart your machine.
 
If the procedure above does not work for you (or if you already have "NoFileAssociate" of values such as 0), restart in safe mode and change a file type to open it with a program by default (or right-click and select 'Open with' for this type of file and check whether or not the box is still greyed out) and click OK. The next reboot to fix the problem.

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