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24.3; W7 right-click "Open with ..." does not associate runemacs.exe

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From: Joseph Giampapa <garof <at> sei.cmu.edu>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.3; W7 right-click "Open with ..." does not associate runemacs.exe
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 21:20:09 +0000

1. Yesterday (2013-07-31), with emacs 23.2 installed on my Windows7 (64bit)
   desktop, I unzipped emacs-24.3-bin-i386.zip using <right mouse>7-Zip "Unzip here".

2. I copied the unzipped folder to "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-24.3".

3. I clicked "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-24.3\bin\addpm.exe" to update the
   new program menu group.

4. Windows - All Programs - Gnu Emacs - Emacs; M-x version --> "GNU Emacs 24.3.1
   (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601) of 2013-03-17 on MARVIN"

5. Right click "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-24.3\bin\runemacs.exe"
   "Pin to Taskbar"  It does and it loads from there.

5.5. I deleted "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-23.2".

6. <=== The Problem ===>
   Right click "foo.bib", "bar.tex", or "foobar.txt", "Open with ..." does not
   allow me to select "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-24.3\bin\runemacs.exe".
   "Open with" presents me with a dialog box. I choose the "Browse..." button,
   navigate to "runemacs.exe", double-click the file, which populates the text
   box, but when I press "Open", "runemacs.exe" does not appear in the "Open
   with" dialog box as a program that I can choose.

7. I can choose "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-24.3\bin\emacs.exe" ("GNU
   Emacs: The extensible self-documenting text editor"), which opens the
   annoying command window in the background.

8. I can also choose "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-24.3\bin\emacsclientw.exe"
   ("GNU EmacsClient: Client for the extensible self-documenting text editor"),
   but that produces the following error message:
   Emacsclient ERROR
   C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-24.3\bin\emacsclientw.exe: No socket or
   alternate editor. Please use:
   --server-file (or environment variable EMACS_SERVER_FILE)
   --alternate-editor (or environment variable ALTERNATE_EDITOR)
   [OK]
   How can I remove this "emacsclientw.exe" from the "Open with" association?

9. I had this problem years ago when I worked in another department
   (unrestricted SW use) with an earlier version of emacs for
   Windows 2k. The problem disappeared with a new OS install and a new version of emacs.

   I presently work in an environment where I can only run "approved
   software". Everything else is forbidden by policy. Emacs is allowed.
   I cannot edit my registry, but I can ask my IT department to edit it for
   me. Is this a registry problem? If so, can I ask my IT department to correct
   this problem by making certain edits? If so, which ones?

Thank you,
Joseph


In GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601)
 of 2013-03-17 on MARVIN
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.7) --cflags -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/src
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libpng-dev_1.4.3-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/zlib-dev_1.2.5-2/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/giflib-4.1.4-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/jpeg-6b-4/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/tiff-3.8.2-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-3.0.9/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libiconv-1.13.1-1-dev/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libxml2-2.7.8/include/libxml2'

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  value of $EMACSPATH: C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-24.3
  value of $LANG: ENU
  locale-coding-system: cp1252
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Message #8 received at 15002 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Joseph Giampapa <garof <at> sei.cmu.edu>
Cc: 15002 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15002: 24.3; W7 right-click "Open with ..." does not
 associate runemacs.exe
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 03:47:11 +0100

Joseph Giampapa <garof <at> sei.cmu.edu> writes:

> 6. <=== The Problem ===>
>    Right click "foo.bib", "bar.tex", or "foobar.txt", "Open with ..." does not
>    allow me to select "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-24.3\bin\runemacs.exe".
>    "Open with" presents me with a dialog box. I choose the "Browse..." button,
>    navigate to "runemacs.exe", double-click the file, which populates the text
>    box, but when I press "Open", "runemacs.exe" does not appear in the "Open
>    with" dialog box as a program that I can choose.

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately got no response at
the time.)

I can't recall seeing any similar bug reports, so I'm wondering whether
you're still seeing this in more recent versions of Emacs?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

Message #13 received at 15002 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: garof <at> sei.cmu.edu, 15002 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15002: 24.3;
 W7 right-click "Open with ..." does not associate runemacs.exe
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:16:52 +0200

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 03:47:11 +0100
> Cc: 15002 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Joseph Giampapa <garof <at> sei.cmu.edu> writes:
> 
> > 6. <=== The Problem ===>
> >    Right click "foo.bib", "bar.tex", or "foobar.txt", "Open with ..." does not
> >    allow me to select "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\emacs-24.3\bin\runemacs.exe".
> >    "Open with" presents me with a dialog box. I choose the "Browse..." button,
> >    navigate to "runemacs.exe", double-click the file, which populates the text
> >    box, but when I press "Open", "runemacs.exe" does not appear in the "Open
> >    with" dialog box as a program that I can choose.
> 
> (I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately got no response at
> the time.)
> 
> I can't recall seeing any similar bug reports, so I'm wondering whether
> you're still seeing this in more recent versions of Emacs?

I just tried that, both on Windows 7 and on Windows 10, and the recipe
worked for me in both cases.

So I do think this was something specific to that system, not a
general problem in Emacs.

Message #16 received at 15002 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: garof <at> sei.cmu.edu, 15002 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15002: 24.3; W7 right-click "Open with ..." does not
 associate runemacs.exe
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:36:41 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> I just tried that, both on Windows 7 and on Windows 10, and the recipe
> worked for me in both cases.
>
> So I do think this was something specific to that system, not a
> general problem in Emacs.

Thanks for testing; I'm closing this bug report, then.

If this is still a problem, please respond to the debbugs address and
we'll reopen.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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