How do I associate a file extension with a program inside IE6?

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How do I associate a file extension with a specific program inside Internet
Explorer 6 in Windows XP?

Inside my intranet I am using a web browser as an interface for users to
choose among several forms for filling out and displaying. The forms were
created using Adobe Form Designer and require the program Adobe Form Client
to run.

Most of my browsers(Mozilla, Firebird, Opera, Netscape) can respond to this
through the association of the .xft file extension with the Adobe Form
Client program. Unfortunately Internet Explorer no longer allows me to
easily associate a file extension with a program on my computer. I think I
might be able to accomplish this through either making a new Windows XP
registry entry or modifying an existing one, but I don't know how to do
this. When I double click the program from the Windows Explorer (Not the
browser, Internet Explorer) the file association works correctly...it just
doesn't work inside Internet Explorer

I would greatly appreciate any nice suggestions as to how I might accomplish
this.
TIA

Dick Marcum
(e-mail address removed)

 

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How do I associate a file extension with a specific program inside
Internet Explorer 6 in Windows XP?

Inside my intranet I am using a web browser as an interface for users
to choose among several forms for filling out and displaying. The
forms were created using Adobe Form Designer and require the program
Adobe Form Client to run.

Most of my browsers(Mozilla, Firebird, Opera, Netscape) can respond
to this through the association of the .xft file extension with the
Adobe Form Client program. Unfortunately Internet Explorer no longer
allows me to easily associate a file extension with a program on my
computer. I think I might be able to accomplish this through either
making a new Windows XP registry entry or modifying an existing one,
but I don't know how to do this. When I double click the program from
the Windows Explorer (Not the browser, Internet Explorer) the file
association works correctly...it just doesn't work inside Internet
Explorer

I would greatly appreciate any nice suggestions as to how I might
accomplish this.
TIA

Dick Marcum
(e-mail address removed)

Save such a file to the desktop or My Documents.
Hold down the shift key while you right click it.
Select "Open with".
Check the box to "Always use this program ... ".
Select the program you want.