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Old 05-15-2008   #1 (permalink)
RR
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.exe associated to wordpad

unfortunately my .exe files are associated to wordpad (open with...) and now
my very expansive vista 64 is totally useless! Any idea how to reset
association on .exe files? .exe is not included in control panel/file
associaton

thx
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Old 05-15-2008   #2 (permalink)
Ramesh, MS-MVP
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Re: .exe associated to wordpad

Restore the .exe file association in Windows Vista, after incorrectly associating it with another application:
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...plication.html

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

"RR" <RR@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7158B28D-4D16-4579-AB35-E514C88A7BEA@xxxxxx
unfortunately my .exe files are associated to wordpad (open with...) and now
my very expansive vista 64 is totally useless! Any idea how to reset
association on .exe files? .exe is not included in control panel/file
associaton

thx
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