File Associations

[Guest]

I cannot associate my file folders with an extension. The box is grayed out
on always use this action. Also in folder options I cannot remove open and
then try to reset. Every folder and sub folder I attempt to open runs me
through the same process in an endless loop. How do I restore the default
associations? Thank you for any help any of you may provide. Thanks, Casey

 

[David Candy]

Why don't you tell us the problem rather than why you can't fix this unknown problem.

 

[Sharon F]

I cannot associate my file folders with an extension. The box is grayed out
on always use this action. Also in folder options I cannot remove open and
then try to reset. Every folder and sub folder I attempt to open runs me
through the same process in an endless loop. How do I restore the default
associations? Thank you for any help any of you may provide. Thanks, Casey

There is an automated fix for the file folder association here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Download the zip file. Unzip it to a folder. If using XP, right click and
select Extract All and follow the on-screen prompts. The end result will be
a folder containing a file named folder_reg.reg

You can open this file in Notepad to see the registry changes it will make.
From there, either perform the registry edits manually -or- double click
the .REG file and the content will be merged into your registry. The change
may be immediate but if not, restart the computer.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your quick response. I attempted the fix as you recommended but
the same problem persists. The box which says "Always use the selected
program to open this kind of file" remains grayed out. I can manually open
any folder by selecting Internet Explorer but must then perform the same
function for each succeeding sub-folder. If I right click a folder and
select explore it opens as it normally would. Sometimes I miss W95. Thanks
again, Casey

 

[HB]

Try this.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_o.htm