Files Types Tab not found in Windows XP

 Windows XP allowed you to edit this via the Windows file system explorer menu Tools > Folder Options... dialog, the File Types tab. There you could define which program is associated with each file extension


 

If you pushed Advanced" you could then view the various file operations that could be performed.  


And you could redefine how the programs were actually invoked to perform each action:

1. Re-Registering DLL files:    Go to Start =>Run and type in the following commands. Press Enter after each one. There's a
   Space before and after /i

   regsvr32 /i browseui.dll 
   regsvr32 /i shell32.dll


   Then restart your computer.

2. Changing in Regedit Key:
   Edit the registry to get the folder options back.
   
   Go to Start, Run then type in regedit and click Ok.
   
   Browse to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion    \Policies\Explorer
 
   Find the NoFolderOptions key and change the vaule to 0 assuming you have this registry key.
   Restart your computer.

3. Check your computer's policy to make sure its not disabled.
   
    Click on Start, Run and type in gpedit.msc and navigate to the following location:
    User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer.
    On the right side, set Remove the Folder Options menu item from the Tools menu to Not             Configured by double clicking it and setting the appropriate option.