Assigning file type associations

[Guest]

I am trying to assign a file extension to a program. I have it associated to
an older program and I have a newer version now and want to assign the
extension to it.

The problem is that the both old and new programs have the same execute file
name. So when I go to assign it to the new program thru Open With-- browse
It trys to assign it to the recomended program which is the older version.

Please Give me some help!

 

[Jerry]

Why do you have 'old' and 'new' program with the same name? Usually an
install of something newer overwrites the older and there is no problem.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

So use the Browse button to browse to the other version.

Or uninstall the older version.

I am surprised that the newer version did not steal the file associations
when you installed it.

I am surprised that the newer version did not uninstall the older version.

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[Guest]

When I go into add/remove programs the older version is not listed. It is
still on the hard drive. The same execute file name is used for both
versions installed into two different folders.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Registering a program with the "Open With" dialog:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithadd.htm

Register the program (latest version) using the above utillity. If you wish
to use the older version simultaneously, it's a good idea to rename the
executable.

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I go into add/remove programs the older version is not listed. It is
still on the hard drive. The same execute file name is used for both
versions installed into two different folders.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

In addition to what Ramesh posted.

You never gave up the *secret* name of the program.

There may be an uninstall.exe, unins000.exe, unwise.exe or similar in the
programs folder that you can use to uninstall the old version.

Some programs have shortcuts to their Uninstall on the Start Menu.

Or it may be a program that did not use an installer, add registry entries,
etc. and then it just needs to be deleted. Yes, there are such programs.

Most programs are located in Program Files.

Type: %ProgramFiles% into Start | Run and click OK

Also see these...

How to manually uninstall an application
http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian/windows/howto_manually_uninstall.htm

Uninstall Programs Manually
http://www.theeldergeek.com/manually_uninstall_programs.htm

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