File Association Problem

[RonM]

Somehow... and I wish I knew how, all executable file associations became
associated with Adobe Reader. licking every .exe file would open Acrobat.

If would right click on an a .exe in Explorer, there was no option to "Open
With", only "Read", so I could not reset this. Under the Defaul option in
Control Panel, .exe is not an extension that can be modified.

I uninstalled Acrobat, and all my executables were back to n ormal. Great!
Until I reinstalled Acrobat, and all associations reverted to Acrobat.

I need Acrobat, but also my executables (duh!).

How can I fix this?

Thanks - Ron

 

[dev]

/RonM/ said:

Somehow... and I wish I knew how, all executable file associations became
associated with Adobe Reader. licking every .exe file would open Acrobat.

If would right click on an a .exe in Explorer, there was no option to "Open
With", only "Read", so I could not reset this. Under the Defaul option in
Control Panel, .exe is not an extension that can be modified.

I uninstalled Acrobat, and all my executables were back to n ormal. Great!
Until I reinstalled Acrobat, and all associations reverted to Acrobat.

I need Acrobat, but also my executables (duh!).

How can I fix this?

One possible approach...install Foxit reader instead.

Much smaller, faster here. Same FREE price, and does the job nicely.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

 

[Jane C]

Hi Ron,

From MVP Ramesh:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...-associating-it-with-another-application.html

 

[PaulB]

Hi Ron,
This article will show you how to fix your problem.

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