With a other external program, this can be done easily. PS : Unassoc. Annoying you have to use 3rdparty program to remove file associations. Was the Microsoft programmers in such hurry that they forgot to add an "remove" button?
Or is there an new "Ultimate Pro" edition that has "now inkluded" file association removal funksjon!!? Hi, I have tried both methods several times, the small box at the lower left that says "check here to all ways use this program open to open the selected file type" is always grey and in-accessable, …. Yes, the program appears in the window, and I can select it and it will open the file, but, only this once, next time same procedure.
PPS", the program I want to associate with this is simpress. Open source code software from OpenOffice. I am using Vista — home version. Please don't tell me I have to buy the an upgrade just to get a stupid button to function, …. The only method I found to work is to delete the existing association using the following utility:. My problem is so extensive I don't know where to begin. Everything I try to open will not open, instead a box comes up that says "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action.
Create an association in the Set Associations control panel". I have found this "Associate a file type" in the control panel, with the extensions on the left side, but did not come across the. That is the only way I can get Run to work. I can't get into my registry. I am running Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba laptop.
Any suggestions at this pointwuld be appreciated. To add a file type, start with right clicking the "unassociated" file you want to be opened, click open or open with and browse for the program you wish to be associated with the file type, tick the box that states "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file", click OK. The file type is now listed. All done. As a follow up, I used this procedure to associate a.
If ASSOC is invoked with just a file extension, it displays the current file association for that file extension. Specify nothing for the file type and the command will delete the association for the file extension.
Mike, to rebuild this will take a long time and many mistakes. Backup all your working files, documents etc. If you want to associate a file with a new program e. VISTA you have two ways to do it. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program" , then click "Browse" and find the desired program.
The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files e. Got a way in Vista to search for every single form of music file? Then every single photo, no matter the name or type. Essentially I would like to synch up all of my computers to have all of my music and all of my photos, etc.
Click here to cancel reply. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Subscribe without commenting E-Mail:. Want to have your AD seen here? Find It On Safemanuals. What Next? Leave a comment Subscribe to Watching The Net. I can't find "M16A" as content — I know it's there. Todd For what ever reason, Microsoft left that out of Vista.
This explains how to enter a file type to search for files with no extensions. OK, here is what I want to do in Vista that I used to be able to do in XP: I have an external hard drive with hundreds of folders and subfolders because I have backed up the entire hard drives of like five different computers.
I then want to do the same thing with all of my scattered photos. And my scattered videos. I know I could do this in XP. Can I do it in Vista? Leave a Comment Click here to cancel reply.
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