Total Commander

It would be awesome if TC could create Windows file associations for archive file types it understands (.zip. rar, .tar, and so much more). This way TC would be opened when double clicking archive files from any Windows application (browser, email client, explorer, ...)

I know it is possible to use Windows and choose "open with... always" but by default this opens a new TC instance for each file. Very annoying. It would be much nicer if a new tab is opened if a TC instance is already running. (It is possible to set the registry entries manually, but it would be easier if TC could do it for me.)

For now, I add this key to the registry (Win8, actually I just add parameters "/O /T"):

[code]Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Applications\TOTALCMD64.EXE\shell\open\command]
@="\"c:\\bin\\totalcmd\\TOTALCMD64.EXE\" /O /T \"%1\""[/code]

It would be awesome if TC could open archive file types it understands (.zip. rar, .tar, and so much more) by double clicking.

Well, TC already do so (without any registry hacks).
Just enable option : Configuration - Options - Packer - Treat archives like directories.

sqa_wizard,
He wants to open archives in TC from Explorer...
However I don't understand why someone wants to use Explorer when TC exists.

@sqa_wizard and @MVV,
thanks for your comments. My question was not clearly formulated. I edited this first paragraph to answer your questions.
(Double click from [b]external applications[/b] should open archives, [b]eg. web browser[/b] a ZIP file after downloading.)