# MP3Tag cannot open with Windows "Open with"
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cannot-open-with-windows-open-with/2603
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 8, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cannot-open-with-windows-open-with/2603 "2005-12-08T15:14:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@JoeR](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JoeR)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cannot-open-with-windows-open-with/2603/1 "2005-12-08T15:14:34Z")
After updating from 2.32a to 2.34a I can not open MP3Tag with the Windows "Open with" funktion.
In 2.32a I right-click on an audio file and open the file by selecting the MP3Tag program. The all the files in the specific folder show up. This does not work in 2.34a. I tried to install 2.32a again, and it was OK again. No tool option is used. I'm using WinXP.
What have I done wrong?
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cannot-open-with-windows-open-with/2603/2 "2005-12-08T15:39:08Z")
Does "Open with..." pass the filename with "/fn:"?
Edit: You can re-install MP3Tag and also tick the Explorer context menu extension. It will add the item "Mp3tag" to directories and all supported files.
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### Author:  [@JoeR](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JoeR)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cannot-open-with-windows-open-with/2603/3 "2005-12-08T20:56:24Z")
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> Edit: You can re-install MP3Tag and also tick the Explorer context menu extension. It will add the item "Mp3tag" to directories and all supported files.
Yes, I've done that already, re-install and tick the context menu. I use this context menu handling in general.
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> Does "Open with..." pass the filename with "/fn:"?
I do not quite understand what you mean when you say "pass the filename with "/fn:"?
What happens when I use the context menu is that MP3Tag opens in the "Favorite Diretory" that I have defined, and not in the folder of the audio file. The same happens when I try to choose the program one more time.
And again: it worked perfect in 2.32a
I really hope you can find a solution
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cannot-open-with-windows-open-with/2603/4 "2005-12-09T13:10:07Z")
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> I really hope you can find a solution
Yes, I'll find a solution. Just wait for the next Development Build 🙂
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cannot-open-with-windows-open-with/2603/5 "2005-12-09T20:27:05Z")
This should be fixed with the latest [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de).
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@JoeR](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JoeR)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cannot-open-with-windows-open-with/2603/6 "2005-12-13T20:51:09Z")
Many thanks for your efforts, Florian
Rgds JoeR
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cannot-open-with-windows-open-with/2603/7 "2026-02-09T12:19:33Z")