Changing Associations

[Guest]

How do I switch the default program association back to its original program?
I changed the .lnk file from unknown application to Internet Explorer. Now
all of my shortcuts and links are trying to open with the wrong program. Help!

 

[Guest]

That did it! You rock! Thanks!
-A

Hi April,

To fix your shortcuts (.lnk file extension), go to this site below and
click on the ".lnk" in the box. Download the "linkfix_vista.zip" file
to your desktop. Right click on it and click Merge. Ok all the
confirmation requests. This will set the registry setting for the .lnk
file extension to what it should be.

'File association fixes for Windows Vista'
(http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html)

Shawn


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[Greg]

Brink-

I have been purusing these threads to find someone that can help me. Will
April's fix work for me?

I screwed up something in my regsitry when I was fixing a malicious hijacker
in my IE search engine. My file extensions, in set associations are about 1/2
gone as far as defaults programs. The biggest problem is-Windows Mail in
Vista.

You know how when ever you get an e-mail and in the body of it is a link to
click or a "ClickHere" symbol?? Well, all emails with those type of things in
the body of the e-mails won't open, a box pops up that says "There is no set
asscociation for this file type (what type is it anyway??). Please go to set
file extensions to set it. Yeah, right! There are about a million in there
that I don't even recognize and 1/2 of them say "Unknown Application". So,
will April's issue and fix , fix my Windows Mail issue?

Thanx ahead of time. Greg

 

[Greg]

Brink-

I tried April's fix ahead of your e-mail response to me and it didn't work.
Any link imbedded in all of my e-mail bodies won't open due to an association
issue. HELP!!

Greg

 

[Maria]

I think I've got a similar problem.

I have Vista, was sent an email with an attachment that wasn't on my system.
A page popped up guiding me to other possibile systems. I accidentally
clicked on Adobe - which was not the file type of the attachment. Now that I
have figured what the original program is, I don't know how to 'switch' the
Adobe off.

 

[Dave]

You can't "turn off" an association, you can only "turn on" the correct
association.
Assuming you have the correct program installed...
Got to Start - Default Programs - Associate a file type or protocol with a
specific program
click on the file extension
click on "Change Program"
select the proper program if it is shown
if it isn't listed, click on "Browse" and go find it