How can I set the name of my program in the Open With dialog?

Question

I want the program to read VLC (Move on end):

I've modified my Assembly Info to the following, to no avail:

How can I alter the name displayed in the Open With dialog?

The question has nothing to do with visual studio. Why retag it with them again? — leppie, Feb 16 '13 at 05:12

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 16 '13 at 04:21

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It is stored in the registry as the FriendlyAppName value under HKCR\Applications\YourExeName.

Described in this MSDN page.

answered Feb 16 '13 at 04:21

Hans Passant

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 17 '13 at 23:54

Per Hans' answer, this is what did it for me:

export.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\VLCMoveOnEnd.exe]
"FriendlyAppName"="VLC (Move on end)"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\VLCMoveOnEnd.exe\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\VLCMoveOnEnd.exe\shell\open]
"FriendlyAppName"="VLC (Move on end)"

How can I set the name of my program in the Open With dialog?

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