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| Junior Member | Default programs & File associations G'day I've ** LANGUAGE REMOVED ** up and forgot to untick the box "always use" when I was viewing a file with notepad. Now there seems to be no way of removing that file association (like setting it to unknown application) Notepad doesn't come up in the default programs for some reason, and I assume it has to be registered for that to happen. I don't know why it's not registered by default since it's, to my knowledge, been a default windows program since forever... So, does anyone know what registry key you would alter to remove the file association that Vista Ultimate x64 wont let me remove by normal means... /Cheers Daniel Edit: I've finally fixed it (getting the application to pop up under default programs) by manually adding all the registry keys required for that application. What a pain... However, the unwanted file association is still present so the correct registry key is still to be found Edited by: brink Please watch the language. Thank you. Last edited by Danneman; 12-30-2007 at 08:55 AM. Reason: Event update |
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| Guest | RE: Default programs & File associations I have exactly the same problem. I opened a .exe file and clicked adobe reader but then accidentally checked the #always use this program for this file type' button. So now I pretty much can't open anything because everything is .exe. Can anyone help? |
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| Guest | Re: Default programs & File associations http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html -- Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-) MVP Windows Shell/User "Danneman" <Danneman.32enu2@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news anneman.32enu2@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...
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| Guest | Re: Default programs & File associations Jane... does Microsoft have any plans to fix the file association disaster in vista? John Jane C wrote:
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| Guest | Re: Default programs & File associations Great tip Jane! Unfortunately, my system was a little too messed up for this to work. (I associated my .exe files to Internet Explorer. ) I did find a way to fix my system. I basically restored my system to a previous point in time. I think this is an acceptable solution if there have not been a lot of changes to the system since the time the default file associations have been changed. Here are some steps to restore the system: 1) Go to Start->Control Panel A) If you use Standard View: Go to System and Maintenance -> System B) Otherwise, if you use Classic View: Go to System 2) Click Advanced System Settings 3) Click the System Protection Tab 4) Click the System Restore Button 5) Go through the Wizard that pops up. Make sure that you restore the system to a point before the time you changed the file association. Good Luck! "Jane C" wrote:
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