Changing file associations

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Charlie Bress

I am using XP Pro and have administrator rights.

When I go to a limited account and try to change a file association, all the
buttons such as "change" and "advanced" are grayed out.

How do I make them active?

Charlie
 
Hi Charlie,

First, changing the file associations involve modifying HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
which means, you need to be an Administrator.
 
That's what I said I am.

Charlie

Ramesh said:
Hi Charlie,

First, changing the file associations involve modifying HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
which means, you need to be an Administrator.
Click to expand...
 
No, you specifically said you were limited.
"When I go to a limited account ..."
 
Okay let me clear up the fuzz.
First, I do have administrator rights
I also have several limited accounts on the system, spouse, etc.
One of the limited accounts receives a file that they want to open, but
there is no association to open that file.
When (still in the limited account) I go to folder properties and try to set
the an application to be the default for that file type, I cannot do that
because the buttons "change" and advanced are grayed out and inactive.

Charlie
 
Charlie said:
Okay let me clear up the fuzz.
First, I do have administrator rights
I also have several limited accounts on the system, spouse, etc.
One of the limited accounts receives a file that they want to open, but
there is no association to open that file.
When (still in the limited account) I go to folder properties and try to set
the an application to be the default for that file type, I cannot do that
because the buttons "change" and advanced are grayed out and inactive.
Click to expand...

A file association is a system wide matter, and you cannot change (or
set them up) when logged on a limited account. You need to change to an
account with admin status and set it up there
 
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