To modify the program associated with a particular extension, you select the extension and click the Change Program button. In the example shown in Figure F , I have chosen the.
From this screen, I can choose to change the association to another available program. If another viable program is not listed on the screen in Figure F, you can browse your system for programs Figure G.
Note that it is generally not a good idea to associate a file extension with a program that is not capable of reading or otherwise acting on it. Once your file extensions are selected, you click Save and then OK to apply your changes to Windows Vista. Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the IT industry, gadgets, finance, accounting, and tech-life for more than 25 years.
Most recently, he has been a regular contributor to BreakingModern. Figure A Control Panel Oddly enough, searching the "association" in the Vista search tool off of the Start Menu returns no results -- at least for me.
Editor's Picks. Just download, unzipp and click on Unassoc. No install is required. To use, just find the file type you want to delete and click on the Remove file association button. The file type association will be deleted from the registry. Vista will then treat it as an unknown file type.
Now, the only functionality missing with File types in Vista, compared to XP, is the capability to change icons and create a new file type. If you come across how to do this, let us know! The problem: I want to open an MS Word file that is an attachment to an incoming message.
If I first save it to the disk MS Word opens it double click. But I cannot open it while it is still attached, its type. DOC is not recognized from within Windows Mail.
What's wrong? With a other external program, this can be done easily. PS : Unassoc. Annoying you have to use 3rdparty program to remove file associations. Was the Microsoft programmers in such hurry that they forgot to add an "remove" button?
Or is there an new "Ultimate Pro" edition that has "now inkluded" file association removal funksjon!!? Hi, I have tried both methods several times, the small box at the lower left that says "check here to all ways use this program open to open the selected file type" is always grey and in-accessable, …. Yes, the program appears in the window, and I can select it and it will open the file, but, only this once, next time same procedure. PPS", the program I want to associate with this is simpress.
Open source code software from OpenOffice. I am using Vista — home version. Please don't tell me I have to buy the an upgrade just to get a stupid button to function, …. The only method I found to work is to delete the existing association using the following utility:. My problem is so extensive I don't know where to begin.
Everything I try to open will not open, instead a box comes up that says "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel". I have found this "Associate a file type" in the control panel, with the extensions on the left side, but did not come across the. That is the only way I can get Run to work. I can't get into my registry.
I am running Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba laptop. Any suggestions at this pointwuld be appreciated. To add a file type, start with right clicking the "unassociated" file you want to be opened, click open or open with and browse for the program you wish to be associated with the file type, tick the box that states "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file", click OK. The file type is now listed. All done. As a follow up, I used this procedure to associate a.
If ASSOC is invoked with just a file extension, it displays the current file association for that file extension. Specify nothing for the file type and the command will delete the association for the file extension. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. How do I destroy or reset a file association in Windows Vista? Ask Question. Asked 12 years, 8 months ago. Active 12 years, 8 months ago. Viewed 3k times. I inadvertantly got. Improve this question. DevelopingChris DevelopingChris 2 2 silver badges 8 8 bronze badges.
Does serverfault. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Replace the [ext] with the actual file extension that you want to restore its file type association to revert back to original Windows Vista default. If you unsure, simply browse through all the sub-key under FileExts.
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