hi,

how to easily destroy and change file associationin commandline under
XP ? using "ftype" and "assoc" does not works well...

thanks of your answers...

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> hi,
>
> how to easily destroy and change file associationin commandline under
> XP ? using "ftype" and "assoc" does not works well...
>
> thanks of your answers...

The only thing I could find was what you had already mentioned, ftype
and assoc.

Their usage is outlined here: http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=0108


--

Jack Doyle, Systems Engineer
ScriptLogic Corporation
http://www.scriptlogic.com

Please review "assoc" in Windows Help and support for the correct usage.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> hi,
>
> how to easily destroy and change file associationin commandline under
> XP ? using "ftype" and "assoc" does not works well...
>
> thanks of your answers...

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi,
>
> how to easily destroy and change file associationin commandline under
> XP ? using "ftype" and "assoc" does not works well...
>
> thanks of your answers...
>

Er, what exactly are you trying to do ?

If its to change the software that opens a particular type of file - for
example from WinAmp to WMP - then you just need to right click on aq file
(for example an mp3 file) and choose "Open With" from the drop down menu and
make sure Always Open With is checked. Same goes for any type of file you
want to associate with a programme.

Methinks you're trying to do something the hard way, either that or I've
missed the bus.

Cheers,
Jerry

Maybe the below will be of some help.
Windows XP File Assocation Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
--
XP - WNP
Today is the first day of the
rest of your life.



"(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:

> hi,
>
> how to easily destroy and change file associationin commandline under
> XP ? using "ftype" and "assoc" does not works well...
>
> thanks of your answers...
>

On 3 mai, 17:34, Byte <B...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Maybe the below will be of some help.
> Windows XP File Assocation Fixeshttp://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

sorry for the late answer, i have tried more than 20 stupid solutions
(and the same number of GHOST imagefile to restore lol) since these
days and now i have found what i want... i can change my file
association in any case

in fact file association under windows XP depends of mime associations
and extension file so to force it to launch what you want they are 3
solutons (not of all can works, i think third works in all case)

1) force path and application filename you want instead of default
file association

ftype IrfanView.mp3="e:\mplayer\mplayer.exe" "%%1"
ftype IrfanView.ogg="e:\mplayer\mplayer.exe" "%%1"
ftype IrfanView.wav="e:\mplayer\mplayer.exe" "%%1"

2) classical assoc and ftype function

assoc .mp4=ztemp1
ftype ztemp1="e:\mplayer\mplayer.exe" "%%1"

3) the registry method, use this hack to simulate "open with"
explorer.exe right click option

****************************************************************
file.reg
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Applications]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Applications
\fake_vivilproject_fileextension1.exe]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Applications
\fake_vivilproject_fileextension1.exe\shell]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Applications
\fake_vivilproject_fileextension1.exe\shell\open]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Applications
\fake_vivilproject_fileextension1.exe\shell\open\command]
@="\"E:\\mplayer\\mplayer.exe\" -playlist \"%1\""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\FileExts\.m3u]
@=""
"Application"="fake_vivilproject_fileextension1.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\FileExts\.pls]
@=""
"Application"="fake_vivilproject_fileextension1.exe"
*******************************************************************************************************