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Old 06-12-2007   #1 (permalink)
kvreddy


 
 

Tools/Folder Options/File Types/Advanced

How to find Tools/Folder Options/File Types/Advanced tab in windows vista?

Thanks


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Old 06-12-2007   #2 (permalink)
Tim


 
 

Re: Tools/Folder Options/File Types/Advanced

Could you be looking for "Control Panel - Default Programs"?

Tim

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Old 06-12-2007   #3 (permalink)
Ronnie Vernon MVP


 
 

Re: Tools/Folder Options/File Types/Advanced

Kvready

This location has changed in Vista.

Go to Control Panel/Default Programs, click the "Associate a file type or
protocol with a program" link.

This also works differently in Vista. Open Help and Support and search for
"associate a file type." Click the first link in the results.

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Microsoft MVP
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Old 06-13-2007   #4 (permalink)
Ramesh, MS-MVP


 
 

Re: Tools/Folder Options/File Types/Advanced

Unfortunately, MS has dropped the "File Types" dialog in Vista. See this blog post (especially the Comments section) for more information:

Shell Blog : Managing Defaults in Windows:
http://shellrevealed.com/blogs/shell...n-Windows.aspx

To change the default icon and other advanced settings for a file class, you need to edit the registry directly. Or you can use a third-party file type association tool to automate things. See:

Annoyances.org - Edit File Types in Windows Vista:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-500

Creative Element Power Tools:
http://www.creativelement.com/powertools/


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