However, when you are selecting files from a directory list, the term open is meaningess. What moron ... For example,

• exe files are programs that are executed
• txt files are ASCII text files that open in notepad
• html files are displayed in one of the browsers
• bat files are ASCII text and can be edited, but they are executed
• For other extensions, who knows?

By hacking the registry, which MS warns that you should never do, you can assign meaningful descriptions to these menu selections. For programs, I suggest Execute Program. For data files, I suggest [Open | Browse | Edit | ...] in <application name> such as Edit in Notepad