Disable extension change warning?

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Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the file
extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis (changing MPG
to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with closed captions), and
it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every time.

I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but I
couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.



Thanks,
Rob
 
Re: Disable extension change warning?


"Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
news:OdiLrZTIJHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the file
> extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis (changing
> MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with closed captions),
> and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every time.
>
> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but I
> couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that you
are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?

--
Allan
 
Re: Disable extension change warning?

Allan wrote:
>
> "Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
> news:OdiLrZTIJHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the
>> file extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis
>> (changing MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with
>> closed captions), and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every
>> time.
>>
>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but
>> I couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
> Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that
> you are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?
>
> --
> Allan

Wouldn't that be a bit counter-productive, in the sense that even if it
works, I would then have to manually open the files instead of having them
associated with PowerDVD?



Rob
 
Re: Disable extension change warning?

Robert Morley wrote:
> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the file
> extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis (changing
> MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with closed captions),
> and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every time.
>
> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but I
> couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Rob

So nobody out there knows how to do this, or if it can/cannot be done?


Rob
 
Re: Disable extension change warning?


"Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
news:u9n6o%23fIJHA.788@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Allan wrote:
>>
>> "Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
>> news:OdiLrZTIJHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the file
>>> extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis (changing
>>> MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with closed captions),
>>> and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every time.
>>>
>>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but I
>>> couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
>> Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that you
>> are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?
>>
>> --
>> Allan
>
> Wouldn't that be a bit counter-productive, in the sense that even if it
> works, I would then have to manually open the files instead of having them
> associated with PowerDVD?
How about simply copying the file to a new file with the desired extension
and then deleting the old one if desired?

--
Allan
 
Re: Disable extension change warning?

Allan wrote:
>
> "Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
> news:u9n6o%23fIJHA.788@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Allan wrote:
>>>
>>> "Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:OdiLrZTIJHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the
>>>> file extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis
>>>> (changing MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with
>>>> closed captions), and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it
>>>> every time.
>>>>
>>>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done,
>>>> but I couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
>>> Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that
>>> you are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Allan
>>
>> Wouldn't that be a bit counter-productive, in the sense that even if
>> it works, I would then have to manually open the files instead of
>> having them associated with PowerDVD?
> How about simply copying the file to a new file with the desired
> extension and then deleting the old one if desired?
>
> --
> Allan

That's one way I hadn't thought of, but at 2G over a network, probably not a
good idea! <g>

If there's no built-in way, I can always just write a small program and link
it in to the context menu, but that seems like an awful lot of effort (okay,
not THAT bad, really, but more than I would've expected) for something that
I figured would be a simple registry change.


Thanks,
Rob
 
Re: Disable extension change warning?


"Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
news:uqfxUeFJJHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Allan wrote:
> >
> > "Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
> > news:u9n6o%23fIJHA.788@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> Allan wrote:
> >>>
> >>> "Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
> >>> news:OdiLrZTIJHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >>>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the
> >>>> file extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis
> >>>> (changing MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with
> >>>> closed captions), and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it
> >>>> every time.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done,
> >>>> but I couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
> >>> Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that
> >>> you are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Allan
> >>
> >> Wouldn't that be a bit counter-productive, in the sense that even if
> >> it works, I would then have to manually open the files instead of
> >> having them associated with PowerDVD?
> > How about simply copying the file to a new file with the desired
> > extension and then deleting the old one if desired?
> >
> > --
> > Allan
>
> That's one way I hadn't thought of, but at 2G over a network, probably not
a
> good idea! <g>
>
> If there's no built-in way, I can always just write a small program and
link
> it in to the context menu, but that seems like an awful lot of effort
(okay,
> not THAT bad, really, but more than I would've expected) for something
that
> I figured would be a simple registry change.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Rob

For annoyances like these, I use a freeware program called PTFB (Push The
Freakin Button) It will instantly push whichever button you choose if you
set the time to 0. I believe it has gone payware, but you should be able to
find the last freeware version with Google.

Louis
 
Re: Disable extension change warning?

3c273 wrote:
> "Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
> news:uqfxUeFJJHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Allan wrote:
>>> "Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:u9n6o%23fIJHA.788@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Allan wrote:
>>>>> "Robert Morley" <rmorley@N0.Freak1n.sparn.magma.ca> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OdiLrZTIJHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the
>>>>>> file extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis
>>>>>> (changing MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with
>>>>>> closed captions), and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it
>>>>>> every time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done,
>>>>>> but I couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
>>>>> Have you tried removing the file associations for the file types that
>>>>> you are changing from and to (in this case .mpg and .avi)?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Allan
>>>> Wouldn't that be a bit counter-productive, in the sense that even if
>>>> it works, I would then have to manually open the files instead of
>>>> having them associated with PowerDVD?
>>> How about simply copying the file to a new file with the desired
>>> extension and then deleting the old one if desired?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Allan
>> That's one way I hadn't thought of, but at 2G over a network, probably not
> a
>> good idea! <g>
>>
>> If there's no built-in way, I can always just write a small program and
> link
>> it in to the context menu, but that seems like an awful lot of effort
> (okay,
>> not THAT bad, really, but more than I would've expected) for something
> that
>> I figured would be a simple registry change.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rob
>
> For annoyances like these, I use a freeware program called PTFB (Push The
> Freakin Button) It will instantly push whichever button you choose if you
> set the time to 0. I believe it has gone payware, but you should be able to
> find the last freeware version with Google.
>
> Louis

Thanks for the suggestion, Louis, I'll definitely have a look around for it!


Rob
 
Re: Disable extension change warning?

Em Terça, 30 de Setembro de 2008 18:15, Robert Morley escreveu:

> Robert Morley wrote:
>> Is it possible to disable the warning when you manually change the file
>> extension in Explorer on XP SP3? I do this on a regular basis (changing
>> MPG to AVI due to certain limitations in PowerDVD with closed captions),
>> and it's rather annoying to have to confirm it every time.
>>
>> I've googled the issue, and a few places said it couldn't be done, but I
>> couldn't find anything on any sites that I consider reputable.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rob
>
> So nobody out there knows how to do this, or if it can/cannot be done?
>
>
> Rob
no it can't

here's a video player for you
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/downloads.php?tr_lang=en
 
Re: Disable extension change warning?

ArameFarpado wrote:
> Em Sexta, 3 de Outubro de 2008 06:58, Robert Morley escreveu:
>
>> ArameFarpado wrote:
>>> no it can't
>>>
>>> here's a video player for you
>>> http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/downloads.php?tr_lang=en
>> Thanks, but I've got 3 already...I think that's enough. :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Rob
> ok, keep changing mpg to avi them.

If you can tell me that SMPlayer will:
* Fast-forward/reverse better than 8x
* Jump forward/backward fixed amounts (e.g., 30 seconds)
* Support keyboard controls for play, fast forward, fast reverse, jump X
seconds forward/backward, frame-by-frame forward/back
* Support DivX/XviD and other installed codecs
* Support closed captions, either natively or through DirectVobSub
* Support standard Windows/remote navigation keys

If it supports all of the above, or even most of it, then I'll be happy to
try it. So far, despite many, MANY strange and annoying quirks, PowerDVD is
the only thing I've come across that comes close, missing out only on the
first, since it only goes up to 2x in AVI mode.



Rob
 
Re: Disable extension change warning?

I had a look, and it's deficient in a number of areas:

> * Fast-forward/reverse better than 8x

Doesn't do any better than 2x, and the percentage-faster thing is just weird.

> * Jump forward/backward fixed amounts (e.g., 30 seconds)

Doesn't seem to be programmable. Standard commercial length is 30 seconds,
so 10 seconds and a minute are less-than-ideal.

> * Support closed captions, either natively or through DirectVobSub

I liked that it supported them natively, without the need for an SRT file,
but it's nowhere near as configurable as DirectVobSub's and many of the
Subtitle options didn't work for the Closed Captions.

> * Support standard Windows/remote navigation keys

Not at all, which is a deal-breaker for me, as I don't want to have to go up
to the keyboard every time a commercial comes on. I should be able to
either jump or fast-forward from my remote. SMP ignores the remote
completely, even for things like Play/Pause.



Rob
 
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