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changes to the registry only when the Windows user interface
doesn't provide an indirect method.
You do need to modify the registry directly if you want to make
extensions visible for a file type that doesn't appear in the
Windows Explorer File Types list. Here's the procedure:
1. Run Regedit or Regedt32.
2. Look for the subkey HKCR\.ext, where ext is the extension
of your file type.
3. If that subkey doesn't exist, create it.
4. To the subkey HKCR\ext, add the string value
AlwaysShowExt. Do not add any data to the value
AlwaysShowExt.
5. Log off and then log back on to have this change take effect.
(This is necessary only for file types that don't appear in the
File Types list.)

Using Cascading Folder Menus

Earlier it was mentioned the so-called "advanced" options
available via Start / Settings / Taskbar and Start Menu. Along with
offering other valuable options, the Advanced tab of the Taskbar
And Start Menu Properties dialog box lets you add a cascading
Control Panel submenu to your Start menu.
Windows 2000 also lets you add other cascading folders to the
Start menu. For example, to create a cascading My Computer item
at the top of the menu, simply right-drag My Computer to the Start
button, wait until the menu opens, drag to the top of the menu,
release the mouse button, and choose Create Shortcut(s) Here.
You can then rename the item to get rid of the "Shortcut to"
verbiage. Such a menu makes it easy to open just about any folder
on your system.
Any system folder or ordinary file folder can be added to the Start
menu in this fashion. If you regularly visit subfolders nested within
My Network Places, for example, you might find it helpful to put
My Network Folders on the Start menu. If the project you're
currently working on takes you repeatedly to a particular document
folder on your server, adding that folder to the Start menu could be
a step-saver for you. When you complete the project, you can
simply delete the folder shortcut from the menu.