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WDS 3.01 - Not listing all file types GCS Tech 12-02-2007
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Posted by GCS Tech on December 11, 2007, 12:06 pm
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Thanks, that did the trick!

> I'm not really sure {to be clear this isn't really a tech support forum
> and this is pretty much on my own time}. I'm guessing that one of the
> resources referenced like "C:\Program Files\Apple Computer\AppleWorks
> 6\AppleWorks.exe,1" isn't working and that's preventing the Indexing CPL
> from continuing. You could try uninstalling / reinstalling AppleWorks and
> seeing if that helps ... we seen similar problems like this before {with
> other software programs}.
>
>> Any news yet? Wasn't sure how long I needed to wait...
>>
>>>
>>> Hmm, I'm not sure what is happening here. These settings look sensible
>>> to me. Let me try and get back to you ...
>>>
>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6]
>>>> @="AppleWorks Document"
>>>>
>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\CLSID]
>>>> @="AppleWorks-5F376749-D2A7-43ed-A672-57BF277F006F"
>>>>
>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\DefaultIcon]
>>>> @="C:\Program Files\Apple Computer\AppleWorks 6\AppleWorks.exe,1"
>>>>
>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\shell]
>>>>
>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\shell\open]
>>>>
>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\shell\open\command]
>>>> @="C:\Program Files\Apple Computer\AppleWorks 6\AppleWorks.exe %1"
>>>>
>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\shell\print]
>>>>
>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\shell\print\command]
>>>> @="C:\Program Files\Apple Computer\AppleWorks 6\AppleWorks.exe /p
>>>> %1"
>>>>
>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.GradientPalette.6]
>>>> @="AppleWorks Gradient Palette"
>>>>
>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.GradientPalette.6\DefaultIcon]
>>>> @="C:\Program Files\Apple Computer\AppleWorks 6\AppleWorks.exe,3"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Okay, that looks reasonable. Could you now send me the dump of
>>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.GradientPalette.6 and
>>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6 ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Or you could send me a dump of the whole of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT ...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cwg]
>>>>>> @="AppleWorks.GradientPalette.6"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cwk]
>>>>>> @="AppleWorks.Document.6"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Could you send me a reg dump of the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cwg and
>>>>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cwk keys? {you can post them or send them to
>>>>>>> "davewood at microsoft dot com"}.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The next extension is cwk (Appleworks document) and it's inheriting
>>>>>>>> permissions from as all the other extension are as well. My
>>>>>>>> account and the SYSTEM account all have Full Control.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yes, probably an extension {most likely the one just after .cwg
>>>>>>>>> has some kind of error or permissions issue that causes the
>>>>>>>>> Control Panel to error and give up. The extensions are stored in
>>>>>>>>> the registry in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xxx so you might look at
>>>>>>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cwg and see what the next one below it is and
>>>>>>>>> whether it is accessible or whatever.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dave Wood
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> After installing and re-installing WDS 3.01 several times, not
>>>>>>>>>> all File Types are listed in the Advanced section. My list ends
>>>>>>>>>> with cwg, so no extensions alphabetically later are shown. So,
>>>>>>>>>> other than adding the files manually with the add extension
>>>>>>>>>> option, I don't see how I can turn off indexing on other file
>>>>>>>>>> types. Having seen the File Types list complete on other
>>>>>>>>>> machines, there must be something on mine that is causing this
>>>>>>>>>> issue...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>



Posted by Dave Wood [MS] on December 11, 2007, 1:10 pm
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Great!

> Thanks, that did the trick!
>
>> I'm not really sure {to be clear this isn't really a tech support forum
>> and this is pretty much on my own time}. I'm guessing that one of the
>> resources referenced like "C:\Program Files\Apple Computer\AppleWorks
>> 6\AppleWorks.exe,1" isn't working and that's preventing the Indexing CPL
>> from continuing. You could try uninstalling / reinstalling AppleWorks and
>> seeing if that helps ... we seen similar problems like this before {with
>> other software programs}.
>>
>>> Any news yet? Wasn't sure how long I needed to wait...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hmm, I'm not sure what is happening here. These settings look sensible
>>>> to me. Let me try and get back to you ...
>>>>
>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6]
>>>>> @="AppleWorks Document"
>>>>>
>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\CLSID]
>>>>> @="AppleWorks-5F376749-D2A7-43ed-A672-57BF277F006F"
>>>>>
>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\DefaultIcon]
>>>>> @="C:\Program Files\Apple Computer\AppleWorks 6\AppleWorks.exe,1"
>>>>>
>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\shell]
>>>>>
>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\shell\open]
>>>>>
>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\shell\open\command]
>>>>> @="C:\Program Files\Apple Computer\AppleWorks 6\AppleWorks.exe %1"
>>>>>
>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\shell\print]
>>>>>
>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6\shell\print\command]
>>>>> @="C:\Program Files\Apple Computer\AppleWorks 6\AppleWorks.exe /p
>>>>> %1"
>>>>>
>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.GradientPalette.6]
>>>>> @="AppleWorks Gradient Palette"
>>>>>
>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.GradientPalette.6\DefaultIcon]
>>>>> @="C:\Program Files\Apple Computer\AppleWorks
>>>>> 6\AppleWorks.exe,3"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Okay, that looks reasonable. Could you now send me the dump of
>>>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.GradientPalette.6 and
>>>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppleWorks.Document.6 ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or you could send me a dump of the whole of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cwg]
>>>>>>> @="AppleWorks.GradientPalette.6"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cwk]
>>>>>>> @="AppleWorks.Document.6"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Could you send me a reg dump of the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cwg and
>>>>>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cwk keys? {you can post them or send them to
>>>>>>>> "davewood at microsoft dot com"}.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The next extension is cwk (Appleworks document) and it's
>>>>>>>>> inheriting permissions from as all the other extension are as
>>>>>>>>> well. My account and the SYSTEM account all have Full Control.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yes, probably an extension {most likely the one just after .cwg
>>>>>>>>>> has some kind of error or permissions issue that causes the
>>>>>>>>>> Control Panel to error and give up. The extensions are stored in
>>>>>>>>>> the registry in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xxx so you might look at
>>>>>>>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cwg and see what the next one below it is and
>>>>>>>>>> whether it is accessible or whatever.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Dave Wood
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> After installing and re-installing WDS 3.01 several times, not
>>>>>>>>>>> all File Types are listed in the Advanced section. My list ends
>>>>>>>>>>> with cwg, so no extensions alphabetically later are shown. So,
>>>>>>>>>>> other than adding the files manually with the add extension
>>>>>>>>>>> option, I don't see how I can turn off indexing on other file
>>>>>>>>>>> types. Having seen the File Types list complete on other
>>>>>>>>>>> machines, there must be something on mine that is causing this
>>>>>>>>>>> issue...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>


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