Open File With - Disaster

[Peter]

Hi
Somebody managed to associate the .zip extension in Windows Explorer with
Adobe so every time they click on a zip it brings up Adobe and crashes. I
cannot find a way to remove an invalid association such as this, nor can I
find a way to add back the zipped file type. I have managed to force a
partial solution by adding the Explorer.exe from the C:\Windows directory as
an option but I would rather have a proper fix than this kludge.
My best guess is that they right clicked on one zip file then doubleclicked
on "open with" which of course did not have an association so it grabbed the
alphabetical first item Adobe. A bit of a hassle as all MYOB backups are
zips.
Thanks
Vista Ultimate

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

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

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Peter]

Hi
Sorry I took so long to reply after your prompt response but thank you your
fix worked.
Peter McMurray

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Peter McMurray

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

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi
Somebody managed to associate the .zip extension in Windows Explorer with
Adobe so every time they click on a zip it brings up Adobe and crashes.
I cannot find a way to remove an invalid association such as this, nor
can I find a way to add back the zipped file type. I have managed to
force a partial solution by adding the Explorer.exe from the C:\Windows
directory as an option but I would rather have a proper fix than this
kludge.
My best guess is that they right clicked on one zip file then
doubleclicked on "open with" which of course did not have an association
so it grabbed the alphabetical first item Adobe. A bit of a hassle as
all MYOB backups are zips.
Thanks
Vista Ultimate

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Peter.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi
Sorry I took so long to reply after your prompt response but thank you
your fix worked.
Peter McMurray

--
Peter McMurray

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

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com