File Associations

[Tom]

I received a file from a trusted source that I assumed was an image. I
opened it with a viewer and didn't notice that the checkbox for associating
the file extension with the program was checked. As a result, I have a
wrong program associated with this filetype.

I went to Folder Options -> File Types to delete the association and found
that this extension is not listed although it clearly *is* associated.
What can I do to remove this association?


Thanks,

Tom

 

[Guest]

Hold "Shift" key, right click on file, select "Open With" and choose the
correct program to view this kind of file

 

[Dave Patrick]

An example. From a command prompt;
assoc .zzz=
to remove any file type association from zzz

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
|I received a file from a trusted source that I assumed was an image. I
| opened it with a viewer and didn't notice that the checkbox for
associating
| the file extension with the program was checked. As a result, I have a
| wrong program associated with this filetype.
|
| I went to Folder Options -> File Types to delete the association and found
| that this extension is not listed although it clearly *is* associated.
| What can I do to remove this association?
|
|
| Thanks,
|
| Tom

 

[Tom]

An example. From a command prompt;
assoc .zzz=
to remove any file type association from zzz

Thanks, Dave. That worked. --Tom

 

[Dave Patrick]

You're welcome.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"Tom"wrote:
|
| Thanks, Dave. That worked. --Tom