File association for Dummies

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• How to dissassociate a file association for nothing

  I put .lnk failing open with IE now all programs (word, excel, quicken, e-mail) now open with IE how to change anything?

  Hello

  Reset the lnk - files shortcut link (LNK).

  Restore the Type Associations by default Vista file extensions
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/233243-default-file-type-associations-restore.html
  How to set default Associations for a program under Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/83196-default-programs-program-default-associations.html

  How to associate a file Extension with a program Type in Vistahttp://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69758-default-programs.html

  How to view and change an Extension of filename on Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/103171-file-name-extension.html

  How Unassociate a Type of Extension file in Vista and a utility to help
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/91920-unassociate-file-extention-type.html

  I hope this helps.
  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• Cancel the file association for extension .lnk to origin of the "unknown program" settings

  I got interrupted and changed the file on the extension .lnk association to my browser.  Now, all shortcuts open with the browser.
  I need to restore this file associated with the unknown program.

  I tried running system restore, but it fails for reasons unknown, but probably because of a call to a .lnk (?) file

  No details on editing the registry to correct this errow would be appreciated.  Thank you.

  The answer to my own question, but for those of you are having problems with file associations in Windows 7, which does not propose a deletion or to remove the feature, see this link:
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/231/1/an-utility-to-unassociate-file-types-in-Windows-7-and-Vista.html

  Download the unassoc zip file and follow the instructions.  Worked like a charm.

• Box "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is grayed out out__cant change file association for any type of file

  I'm not allowed to change any combination of files for any type of file... If I try to associate a file type with a program that I can't the box is grayed out to always open the file with this program, for example, if I try to open .py (programming in python language file) with python from another program whenever I have to right click and open with python, but if I want to choose the "always use". the selected program to open this type of file"is grayed on I can not change it... pls help

  Hi VikkHckrz,

  1. you remember to make changes to the computer recently?

  Method 1:

  You can consult the following KB article and run the fix it tool available and check if you can assign file association.

  When you run an .exe on a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7 computer file, the file may start another program

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505

  Also check out the link:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

  After running the fixit so check the option is grayed out or not.

  Method 2:

  If you're still having problems, then you can try to change the settings in the registry only if it is present on your computer and check if it helps.

  a. Click Start, type regedit in the search box and press ENTER.

  b. navigate to the

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

  (c) in the right side of the screen, double click on "NoFileAssociate".

  d. change the value of "NoFileAssociate" from 1 to 0.

  e. exit the registry editor and restart the computer and check.

  Important: The above mentioned steps show you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

  For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, follow the steps from the link below:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/back-up-the-registry

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Windows won't let me not reset the file association for the .iso files

  (Inadvertently), I changed the default program for iso files in windows Explorer and I am unable to change it back. I tried to delete the registry for ".iso" and he always acknowledges as a file from windows Explorer. When I go to the Menu 'Open with' by do right click and choose the program by default, the box to make the selected program, the default is grayed out. I try to open the disc in burner program, but the file still shows the icon from the windows Explorer. A funny glitch happens when I try it... hundreds of explorer.exe process openness raw computer. I wrote a small program to kill them all and was fine... but I really want to solve this problem, so I don't accidentally double click and create this glitch. I'm looking for any answers, but understand that I cannot solve, but learn. What is a fish without the ability to catch it?

  Hi Assimilater,

  Follow the steps below to solve the problem:

  Method 1: Change the Control Panel file associations

   

  See Microsoft Help article to the following address and to change the programs that Windows uses by default:

  Change the programs that Windows uses by default

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

  Method 2:

  Do a System Restore to a restore point prior to the show and check if you can get the computer to the top and work.

  See also:

  System Restore: frequently asked questions

  Hope this information helps.

  Gokul - Microsoft Support

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• File association for. BAT files

  In Windows 7, I have (inadvertently) involved a text editor with the. BAT extension file, so 'Open' opens the editor rather than the execution of the file. How to restore the default action? The association program. BAT file has been previously marked as "Unknown", but the file association dialog does not allow deletion of an association, only to change an association.

  Go to this page.

  http://www.Winhelponline.com/blog/file-Asso-fixes-for-Windows-7/

• cancel the file association for the extension .lnk to original setting

  all the hits (shortcuts) now have the extension .lnk wasw here before I have had a crash.

  If you want to attach the file to the original associations, look here:

  'Windows XP file Association problems'
    <>http://www.dougknox.com/XP/file_assoc.htm >

  HTH,
  JW

• file associations for .bin files

  It seems that the *.bin files have been associated with a video player program. How do I tell - associate these files and how the *.bin files are used by windows and other programs?

  There is no standard definition for the *.bin files and no program specific to open. Boulder computer Maven
  Most Microsoft Valuable Professional

• Creating file associations for attachments

  De : Nadia

  Some emails will not open attachments from people I know. I get a message:
  This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the set associations Control Panel. I don't know how to do this. Can someone help me. This just started to happen in
  beginning Oct.

  Thank you.
  --
  Nadia

   

  De : Gary van

  DO NOT change the extension of a file type, because you will never be able to open this file. To save an attachment, click on file, save attachments. At the bottom of the window that opens is the place where this file is saved. You can change this location by clicking the Browse button. Once the attachment is saved, for example, in the Documents folder, navigate to that folder and double-click on this MAP. To open PPS files, you must have PowerPoint or the free PowerPoint Viewer installed. If you do not, go here:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en

  Once you have confirmed that you can open this file outside of Windows Mail, there is a difficulty to be able to open it inside the widows Mail:
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/149/1/Unable-to-open-PPS-attachments-directly-from-Windows-mail-in-Windows-Vista.html

  --
  Gary van, MS - MVP (Mail)

  Another response of the community of Windows Vista discussion groups

• File associations for Power Point presentation

  I'm opening a PowerPoint file attached to an e-mail.  I get the following error.

  C:Users\Joyce\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\TemporaryInternetFiles\Content.IE5\1MZ5...
  This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the set Associations control panel.

  I went to all Associations and the Microsoft Office PowerPoint viewer 2007 is set as default.

  Cannot open. PPS directly attachments from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/149/1/Unable-to-open-PPS-attachments-directly-from-Windows-mail-in-Windows-Vista.html Bruce Hagen MS - MVP [Mail]

• You cannot change the file association for .exe owner program

  Just bought new Win 7 Dell desktop running Home premium OS from an old XP computer file transfer.  I am a developer of s/w using a proprietary application that compiles the files of .xpa.  Using 'open with' when I try to associate the file .xpa at our request, it does not.  Instead:

  1. the request does not appear in the list of programs to associate even if it has an .exe file extension

  2. when I click on the .xpa file that I want to associate with the application, it is to be associated with a Windows Media file

  Don't know what to do.

  Thanks for any help.

  Hello

  The question you have posted is better suited for the MSDN forums. For help, please contact their help support team.

  http://social.msdn.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/categories

  It will be useful.

• accidentally changed my file association for utorrent and now not loading the game and programs and browsers

  I accidentally changed something in my computer that shuts down my computer to open all the files, I can't even open the Microsoft Fit it online because when I go to install it, I get a pop up window asking me what program I want to run with, but none of the programs offered in the window will work to open the program file. I remember a couple of days ago I have has download a torrent file and one open pop-up window and asked me what program I wanted to associate this file type, I clicked on the option of utorrent, now none of my games, movies or programs run, when I click on them and try to open them I get the same pop-up box asking what application I want to use to open the program with.
  am beyond frustration with this, I even uninstalled my UTorrent program hoping that would solve the problem, but no luck, the game/files/movies and browsers does not start without changing the file to open with something that is not available in the list of the programs listed.,.

  I would be really grateful for the help in reassociating my files for the games will be automatically start as before.

  Thanks in advance
  Susan Nykolyshyn

  Hello
  What happens, when you try to open any program?
  I suggest you try the following methods.
  Method 1:
  When you run an .exe on a Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer file, the file can start another program
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505
  Method 2:
  You can restore the system to a system restore point when the computer was working fine.
  What is system restore?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-is-system-restore

• Is there a good file shredder for Dummies?

  Desktop computer with sp1 (64-bit), Windows 7:

  A domestic, pretty good user on Windows, I'm not talking about techie. What is cheaper, simpler and safer tool for the systematic destruction of the contents of the trash and clean the free space of hard disk? File Shredder would be perfect but apparently is deprecated and does not work in Win7. Any other ideas? Could handle C cleaner without doing damage? (I know better than to use a registry cleaner).

  Also:

  Desktop Dell Dimension 2350 with Win XP Home sp3:

  What is the easiest rudimentary way for me to erase the hard drive before recycling this office? Danik Boot and Nuke sounds too advanced.

  Hi, Tommy.

  Sorry, but I don't know anything about the ISO files. What I found on the web said I would need to buy the software to use an and needs real BACK. I have only windows "DOS". Where I'd get an ISO, anyway? DBAN come with any operating instructions?

  I am also not clear how to deal with the computer once I have scratched Windows. I beginning to think that I am either going to have to pay for help with this or just keep the old PC. You see, I received training in days BACK, but I am 100% self-taught over the past 10 years on Windows, so there are strange gaps in my knowledge.

  I appreciate your help, however. I think I'll download and try the eraser.

  File crushers (gum, CCleaner, etc.) are good if you know everything that you want to delete off the machine.  In case you get rid of the machine and want to be sure there is no record of you have left on it-, you need to use something like DBAN.

  So, quick tutorial.

  -Stop overthinking.  You started to mention BACK and others when DBAN is stand-alone, all-in-one, everything that you need in a single package, if you get the ISO file, burn this CD image on a CD/DVD, boot with it and go through the menus dead-simple.  So, you know that everything has disappeared.

  DBAN essentially writes zeros to each part of your disc several times.  He makes sure * anything * you there are more (Windows and applications included.)

  It comes in an ISO format, or a picture of a CD which - in this case - should be changed from this image on a real CD again.

  Own FAQ of DBAN page shows you how to create a real CD bootable using some free software and to download:
  http://www.DBAN.org/FAQ/burning

  In general, you get a utility that allows you to burn ISO to CD images (they recommend CDBurnerXP, I like ISORecorder) and download you the ISO of DBAN: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dban/files/dban/dban-2.2.6/dban-2.2.6_i586.iso/download and save it, then use a blank CD - R, your CD/DVD burner drive and the program you have chosen to change this ISO image to a CD real by the statement for this program.  Usually nothing more than a click or two or even a choice of menu right-click on the ISO file.

  Once you have the CD created, you start with it.  To do this with your Dell, it's easy.  Put the CD in the drive and close it.  Turn off the computer.  Turn on the computer and immediately start tapping the "F12" key slowly - and once per second - nice and even, until a menu appears asking you what you want to boot from.  Choose your CD/DVD drive and watch the start.  Choose the right choice in the menus.  Or the other methods 'DoD' should be more than enough and choose some readers it lists to make sure that all that.  Then you go and you wait.  When it's done, you don't probably get almost anything on this drive.

• File associations for Contribute 3?

  I know that Contribute can import content from a variety of Office formats directly, but there a "native" format he ' owns '? I know that the user can add new extensions to file for registration, but how different extensions Contribute comes it configured to use?
  
  During the installation process, what file extensions is the program wants to be the default application?
  
  Thank you.

  Contribute does not take possession of the web extensions and does not have a native file extension. It uses no connection keys that use the extension .stc. Default Contribute already knows he'll be editing .html files - if you need your files to be changed with another program like Dreamweaver, you change the default value of the editor via Edit > preferences > file editors > source Web page and then choose Dreamweaver or in Notepad.

• file association

  OK, I got the idea on how to fix my USB but may not try it because my son has change a file sort of association. Whenever I try to open an application EXE file it comes up to save it as downloads. It does not open I want to just record under downloads. I noticed on my desk and in the download file, apps are now represented by the icon Chorme. I'm assuming that the file association for exe files changed Chrome.  Please help so that I can continue to deal with the other issue. I can't even reset to the factory setting and I can't get on the internet to download all the problems.

  My system is HP Pavilion Windows 7 64 Windows 6.1 sp1 help Barb beath

  Microsoft has published a fixit to solve the problem automatically. Open the following Internet link, then run fixit who would solve the problem of file association:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505