Restore/Repair Damaged Program Associations?

[Richard Billingsley]

Something happened to several of the system program associations. When I
open the File Types tab in the Folder Options there are several extensions
with an icon, but no extension. Instead of the extension is says "(NONE)."
These are the system extensions that cannot be deleted.

Some examples:
<icon> (NONE) Audio CD Playback
<icon> (NONE) Internet Shortcut
<icon> (NONE) URL:LDAP Protocol

Things like URL Links are not working and give the error: "This file does
not have a program associated with if for performing this action. Create an
association in the Folder Options control panel."

How do I restore or repair these associations?

Thanks,

 

[Richard Billingsley]

I have also attempted to do a system rollback to the previous day, but this
didn't fix anything.

 

[Dave Patrick]

What extensions? An example;

From a command prompt;
assoc .url
should return with
..url=InternetShortcut
If not
assoc .url=InternetShortcut
to restore the file type association.

ftype internetshortcut
should return with
internetshortcut=rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l
If not
ftype internetshortcut=rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l
to restore the default "Open" action.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| Something happened to several of the system program associations. When I
| open the File Types tab in the Folder Options there are several extensions
| with an icon, but no extension. Instead of the extension is says
"(NONE)."
| These are the system extensions that cannot be deleted.
|
| Some examples:
| <icon> (NONE) Audio CD Playback
| <icon> (NONE) Internet Shortcut
| <icon> (NONE) URL:LDAP Protocol
|
| Things like URL Links are not working and give the error: "This file does
| not have a program associated with if for performing this action. Create
an
| association in the Folder Options control panel."
|
| How do I restore or repair these associations?
|
| Thanks,
|
|
| --
| Richard..
|
| Note: Do not reply via email. The account "deadend.com" is just that.
|
|

 

[Sharon F]

Something happened to several of the system program associations. When I
open the File Types tab in the Folder Options there are several extensions
with an icon, but no extension. Instead of the extension is says "(NONE)."
These are the system extensions that cannot be deleted.

Some examples:
<icon> (NONE) Audio CD Playback
<icon> (NONE) Internet Shortcut
<icon> (NONE) URL:LDAP Protocol

Things like URL Links are not working and give the error: "This file does
not have a program associated with if for performing this action. Create an
association in the Folder Options control panel."

How do I restore or repair these associations?

Thanks,

There is nothing to fix. This is normal for several "file types" including
the ones that you have listed.

 

[Guest]

There is nothing to fix. This is normal for several "file types" including
the ones that you have listed.

I agree with Sharon. I have 29 such files showing in my Folder Options,
File Types.

 

[Comp Tech]

If you have powertoys for XP installed, it has a file association repair
option. Try downloading it and installing it. It seems to be the easiest way
to fix them all at once.