Need to put a Win XP registry key BACK (heh)

Factual Questions
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Without going into a detailed explanation of why I deleted it in the first place, (not that it’s embarrassing or anything)
I need to put back the registry key “NeverShowExt” for shortcuts. Right now, they all say, “.lnk” and it’s driving me nuts.
Windows XP Pro, SP2

Thanks!

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See if this is any help: Re: [Vista] Lost LOT of Shortcuts LNK and File Associations - Microsoft | DSLReports Forums

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Ah, the reason you’re supposed to back up your registry before making changes. :cool:

From what I can tell, all you need to do is open up HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile in regedit (just search for lnkfile), and right-click in the right pane and choose to create a new String called NeverShowExt. Leave its value blank.

You’ll have to restart your computer before you’ll see the change.

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Copy and paste the following into a text file and then rename it to a .reg file. then double click and click OK on the message.