File Association Problem

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Murray Kupersmith

Just installed TurboTax and when I want to associate a file with it I do
not find it in the programs listed as candidates for file association.
 
The only files you can associate with TurboTax are the
files you actually create using the TurboTax program.

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| Just installed TurboTax and when I want to associate a file with it I do
| not find it in the programs listed as candidates for file association.
 
Carey said:
The only files you can associate with TurboTax are the
files you actually create using the TurboTax program.
Click to expand...
The files I am referring to WERE created with Turbo Tax.

My problem is that when I right click on one of these files and get the
"Open With" dialog box, TurboTax is NOT one of the programs available in
the list. When I browse and select the TurboTax program it still does
not appear in the list of programs to open the files I have been wanting
to change associations for.
 
Ramesh said:
How to change file associations in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307859
Click to expand...

My problem is that when I right click on one of these files and get the
"Open With" dialog box, TurboTax is NOT one of the programs available in
the list. When I browse and select the TurboTax program it still does
not appear in the list of programs to open the files I have been wanting
to change associations for.
 
This happens if the execuable (turbo tax) does not register under the
Applications registry key here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\<app.exe>
 
Murray,

Click Start/Run and type REGEDIT.EXE

Navigate to this key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications]

Create a sub-key with the EXACT name of the Turbo tax executable (example:
turbo.exe)

Similarly create the two more sub-keys, such as:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\turbo.exe\shell\open\command]

In the right-pane, double-click (default) and type the full path to Turbo
Tax:

Example:
"C:\Program Files\Turbo\turbo.exe"

Restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
 
If Turbo Tax is not on the 'list', click on the Browse button and look
in the Program Files folder for Turbo Tax and select the .exe file to
use to open the file. Click the always use this program button to
permanently associate the items.
 
Zilbandy said:
If Turbo Tax is not on the 'list', click on the Browse button and look
in the Program Files folder for Turbo Tax and select the .exe file to
use to open the file. Click the always use this program button to
permanently associate the items.
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Thanks, I tried your recomendation and TurboTax still does not become
available, even using this method!

I think Ramesh, above, has it correct; I believe TurboTax'04 lost its
registration in Windows XP when I uninstalled TurboTax'03 (which was
resident on the machine at the same time as the '04 version).
 
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