XYplorer cannot open folders after moving to new directory: Re-assign context menu?

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pstein
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XYplorer cannot open folders after moving to new directory: Re-assign context menu?

Post by pstein »

in the past I ran XYplorer from a directory like this

D:\tool\fileman\XYP\

It worked successfully for a long time.

Recently I move the XYPlorer installation to a new folder

D:\tools\file managers\XYplorer\

Mind the new space inside the path.

At a first glance everything works as before.

But when I right click on a folder (e.g. myfolder123) in the left dirtree and select "XYplorer" form context menu then I got an error popup:

D:\test\myfolder123\
Application not found.

Whats wrong?
I guess XYplorer is confused by the new space in path.

How can I un-assign/remove XYPlorer from context menu of folders and re-assign it (guessing that it will use then the new path to its own directory)?

highend
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Re: XYplorer cannot open folders after moving to new directory: Re-assign context menu?

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By removing the checkmark for [ ] XYplorer in shell context menu (Configuration - Other - Shell Integration)?
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pstein
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Re: XYplorer cannot open folders after moving to new directory: Re-assign context menu?

Post by pstein »

Sorry does not help.

Any other suggestions?

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Re: XYplorer cannot open folders after moving to new directory: Re-assign context menu?

Post by highend »

Execute that from a command prompt with admin permissions

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REG DELETE "HKCU\Software\Classes\Directory\Shell\XYplorer" /f >NUL 2>NUL
REG DELETE "HKCU\Software\Classes\Drive\Shell\XYplorer" /f >NUL 2>NUL

REG DELETE "HKLM\Software\Classes\Directory\Shell\XYplorer" /f >NUL 2>NUL
REG DELETE "HKLM\Software\Classes\Drive\Shell\XYplorer" /f >NUL 2>NUL
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