Hello,

A user's PC had stopped associating MS Office document extensions with their
MS Office applications. I've tried using "Open With" and ensuring that
"Always use this program to open...." but it's not reassocations these
files.

The user is part of the local Administrators group.

Any ideas?

- AJ

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:38:52 -0400, "AJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>A user's PC had stopped associating MS Office document extensions with their
>MS Office applications. I've tried using "Open With" and ensuring that
>"Always use this program to open...." but it's not reassocations these
>files.
>
>The user is part of the local Administrators group.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>- AJ
>


I too am having this same problem. Hope somebody can help..


ufc

On Jun 9, 6:38*pm, "AJ" <asb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A user's PC had stopped associating MS Office document extensions with their
> MS Office applications. I've tried using "Open With" and ensuring that
> "Always use this program to open...." but it's not reassocations these
> files.
>
> The user is part of the local Administrators group.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> - AJ

Are you using central group policies for all users? That could be
causing the problem.

-
Manoj Shinde
http://www.craveworldwide.com

Manoj,

Can you please expand on your thought? If we are using central group
policies I have not made any changes to them recently.

Thanks,

AJ


"Crave Worldwide" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8b5a5b02-84c0-4357-8265-(E-Mail Removed)...
On Jun 9, 6:38 pm, "AJ" <asb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A user's PC had stopped associating MS Office document extensions with
> their
> MS Office applications. I've tried using "Open With" and ensuring that
> "Always use this program to open...." but it's not reassocations these
> files.
>
> The user is part of the local Administrators group.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> - AJ

Are you using central group policies for all users? That could be
causing the problem.

-
Manoj Shinde
http://www.craveworldwide.com

http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

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Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"AJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> A user's PC had stopped associating MS Office document extensions with their MS
> Office applications. I've tried using "Open With" and ensuring that "Always use
> this program to open...." but it's not reassocations these files.
>
> The user is part of the local Administrators group.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> - AJ
>
>

Hi,

Is your computer using central policies? We have a network where we
use ISA server to control all users settings. If you are making any
changes in file association and it is not working, it means it is
getting overridden by group policies. Is it understand now?

-
Manoj

On Jun 9, 7:47*pm, "AJ" <asb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Manoj,
>
> Can you please expand on your thought? If we are using central group
> policies I have not made any changes to them recently.
>
> Thanks,
>
> AJ
>
> "Crave Worldwide" <manojkumarshi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:8b5a5b02-84c0-4357-8265-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Jun 9, 6:38 pm, "AJ" <asb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > A user's PC had stopped associating MS Office document extensions with
> > their
> > MS Office applications. I've tried using "Open With" and ensuring that
> > "Always use this program to open...." but it's not reassocations these
> > files.
>
> > The user is part of the local Administrators group.
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> > - AJ
>
> Are you using central group policies for all users? That could be
> causing the problem.
>
> -
> Manoj Shindehttp://www.craveworldwide.com

Peter,

Perhaps I'm missing something here but, these fixes appear to be for
associations native to the Windows OS, before installing third party apps
like MS Office. And a review of the reg files that change native
associations aren't intuitive enough (and I'm not smart enough) for me to
figure out reg edits for Word and Excel.

Thanks,

AJ


"Peter Foldes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "AJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>>
>> A user's PC had stopped associating MS Office document extensions with
>> their MS Office applications. I've tried using "Open With" and ensuring
>> that "Always use this program to open...." but it's not reassocations
>> these files.
>>
>> The user is part of the local Administrators group.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> - AJ
>>
>>
>

Manoj,

Yes, we use group policies (default) from a corporate server (Win2008). But
I've made very few edits to GP and none that have anything to do with this,
as far as I can tell.

Thanks,

AJ

"Crave Worldwide" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:43968166-e069-46f2-ba99-(E-Mail Removed)...
Hi,

Is your computer using central policies? We have a network where we
use ISA server to control all users settings. If you are making any
changes in file association and it is not working, it means it is
getting overridden by group policies. Is it understand now?

-
Manoj

On Jun 9, 7:47 pm, "AJ" <asb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Manoj,
>
> Can you please expand on your thought? If we are using central group
> policies I have not made any changes to them recently.
>
> Thanks,
>
> AJ
>
> "Crave Worldwide" <manojkumarshi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:8b5a5b02-84c0-4357-8265-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Jun 9, 6:38 pm, "AJ" <asb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > A user's PC had stopped associating MS Office document extensions with
> > their
> > MS Office applications. I've tried using "Open With" and ensuring that
> > "Always use this program to open...." but it's not reassocations these
> > files.
>
> > The user is part of the local Administrators group.
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> > - AJ
>
> Are you using central group policies for all users? That could be
> causing the problem.
>
> -
> Manoj Shindehttp://www.craveworldwide.com

Files reassociated; Via Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs I clicked the
Repair button for MS Office and it appears to have fixed the issue.

Unfortunately the icons are still broken. Thought they would have been fixed
along with the file association routine. Working on that now.

- AJ


"AJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> A user's PC had stopped associating MS Office document extensions with
> their MS Office applications. I've tried using "Open With" and ensuring
> that "Always use this program to open...." but it's not reassocations
> these files.
>
> The user is part of the local Administrators group.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> - AJ
>
>

AJ,
If the paths to the M$ Office apps & association have been fixed,
it's probably just a matter of rebooting to see the [proper] icons
appear.


==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"AJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Files reassociated; Via Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs I clicked
> the Repair button for MS Office and it appears to have fixed the
> issue.
>
> Unfortunately the icons are still broken. Thought they would have been
> fixed along with the file association routine. Working on that now.
>
> - AJ
>
>
> "AJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>>
>> A user's PC had stopped associating MS Office document extensions
>> with their MS Office applications. I've tried using "Open With" and
>> ensuring that "Always use this program to open...." but it's not
>> reassocations these files.
>>
>> The user is part of the local Administrators group.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> - AJ
>>
>>
>