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Guest
I'm experiencing inconsistent behavior in Vista regarding file-type
associations.
Sometimes file-type associations are handled fine, and sometimes not. For
instance, when I try to install the Apple iTunes software, it tells me that I
either don't have VBScript installed or it is disabled and it won't install
for me. VBScript IS installed and the file-type association is all setup
(like normal, by default) - nothing I can find in Internet Settings is
disabling it, but for some reason it is not functioning. Maybe it's iTunes
setup, maybe not compatible - but such a basic thing as file-type
associations shouldn't be bugging out at this stage of Windows.
For another example, other programs that have associations with certain file
types behave inconsistently. Sometimes when the file-type is executed the
program behaves normally and processes the default action for the file-type,
but sometimes not. My Winamp, for example, will only process a .pls file type
about 1 in 30 tries.
In general, I get the feeling that there is either something buggy with
file-type associations OR there have been changes made to some Windows core
APIs regarding these extensions, and some programs aren't able to process
them correcctly because they're maybe using a piece of legacy code.
Oh, and where did the list of system file-type associations go to? I'll tell
you where it went to - Internet Options (remember it used to be under Folder
Options?). Why the FRIKK did it get moved to Internet Options?? That is so
strange, where's the connection between file-types and my Internet settings?
associations.
Sometimes file-type associations are handled fine, and sometimes not. For
instance, when I try to install the Apple iTunes software, it tells me that I
either don't have VBScript installed or it is disabled and it won't install
for me. VBScript IS installed and the file-type association is all setup
(like normal, by default) - nothing I can find in Internet Settings is
disabling it, but for some reason it is not functioning. Maybe it's iTunes
setup, maybe not compatible - but such a basic thing as file-type
associations shouldn't be bugging out at this stage of Windows.
For another example, other programs that have associations with certain file
types behave inconsistently. Sometimes when the file-type is executed the
program behaves normally and processes the default action for the file-type,
but sometimes not. My Winamp, for example, will only process a .pls file type
about 1 in 30 tries.
In general, I get the feeling that there is either something buggy with
file-type associations OR there have been changes made to some Windows core
APIs regarding these extensions, and some programs aren't able to process
them correcctly because they're maybe using a piece of legacy code.
Oh, and where did the list of system file-type associations go to? I'll tell
you where it went to - Internet Options (remember it used to be under Folder
Options?). Why the FRIKK did it get moved to Internet Options?? That is so
strange, where's the connection between file-types and my Internet settings?