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Old 05-26-2008   #1 (permalink)
Karen


 
 

Actions for file associations?

In previous versions of Windows, the file association had an "advanced"
button that let me specify different programs for different actions (e.g.
one program to view a photo and a different one for editing). Is it
possible to do this in Vista? If so, how.

Thank you.



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Old 05-26-2008   #2 (permalink)
Rick Rogers


 
 

Re: Actions for file associations?

Hi,

No, that function was removed in Vista. You have to do manual registry
editing to add them now.

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> In previous versions of Windows, the file association had an "advanced"
> button that let me specify different programs for different actions (e.g.
> one program to view a photo and a different one for editing). Is it
> possible to do this in Vista? If so, how.
>
> Thank you.
>
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