Why the video file I opened several times, is associated with any player and stays as a file unknown?

Hi, I got some video files, which do not associate with any player and stay as files being unknown, so every time when I double click on them, 'open with' opens the dialog box

OS: Vista Ultimate 32-bit sp1,

in the properties file type: file, when I use mediainfo tool indicates that the format of the file is mpeg-4.

So my questions are, 1. How can I create a new association for a new format in Vista (in "associate a type of file or Protocol with a program" is not an option to create the new association), 2. why the format itself do not associate any player?

PS: It is not a problem at all, yet I can watch the video after choosing any drive dialog box "open with."

But I would be very grateful if I understand the reason and the solution with your help.

diantus

Box "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is not active during the opening of this file
diantus

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Perhaps the following links will be useful.

Where is past file associations in Windows Vista?
http://ask-Leo.com/where_did_file_associations_go_in_windows_vista.html

The creation of Vista file Association
http://www.ehow.com/how_5796501_create-file-association-Vista.html

John Inzer - MS - MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I'm volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - * proceed at your own risk *.

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