File Extensions

dcoryh192 · 09-07-2008

Hi. Using the forum I have found Control Panel -> Default Programs. But i want to be able to make the extensions show on certain extensions, like in XP. Like say I have PowerISO, and I wan't windows to show me what is a .daa and what is an .iso. I really don't want to turn on the option to show all known file types, because I don't want to see all of them. Just ones that I chose. I know you could do this in XP, in the file associations tab of folder options. Is there a way I can do this in Vista?

**Brink** · 09-07-2008

	Quote:	dcoryh192
	Hi. Using the forum I have found Control Panel -> Default Programs. But i want to be able to make the extensions show on certain extensions, like in XP. Like say I have PowerISO, and I wan't windows to show me what is a .daa and what is an .iso. I really don't want to turn on the option to show all known file types, because I don't want to see all of them. Just ones that I chose. I know you could do this in XP, in the file associations tab of folder options. Is there a way I can do this in Vista?

Hello Dcoryh192,

I'm sorry, but you can only have it set to show all or no file extensions in Vista.

File Name Extension

Shawn

dcoryh192 · 09-07-2008

thanks. thats gonna be really annoying but i guess I will have to live with it.

**Brink** · 09-07-2008

Your welcome. I wish I had another option for you.

Shawn

09-08-2008

dcoryh192 wrote:

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	> Hi. Using the forum I have found Control Panel -> Default Programs. But > i want to be able to make the extensions show on certain extensions, > like in XP. Like say I have PowerISO, and I wan't windows to show me > what is a .daa and what is an .iso. I really don't want to turn on the > option to show all known file types, because I don't want to see all of > them. Just ones that I chose. I know you could do this in XP, in the > file associations tab of folder options. Is there a way I can do this in > Vista? > >

I'm curious, how do you do it in XP?

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services

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dcoryh192 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Vista Home Premium x64 8 posts	File Extensions Hi. Using the forum I have found Control Panel -> Default Programs. But i want to be able to make the extensions show on certain extensions, like in XP. Like say I have PowerISO, and I wan't windows to show me what is a .daa and what is an .iso. I really don't want to turn on the option to show all known file types, because I don't want to see all of them. Just ones that I chose. I know you could do this in XP, in the file associations tab of folder options. Is there a way I can do this in Vista?
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09-07-2008	#3 (permalink)
dcoryh192 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Vista Home Premium x64 8 posts	Re: File Extensions thanks. thats gonna be really annoying but i guess I will have to live with it.
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Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2 23,775 posts	Re: File Extensions Your welcome. I wish I had another option for you. Shawn
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