Trouble with file association

[Pol]

Hello everybody,

I have a big problem with my computer. When I double click on a pdf
file, I have the usual Windows prompt asking which program should I
use to open the file. I click on "select the program from a list",
find Adobe Reader, check the box "always use the selected program to
open this kind of file" and press OK. Everything works fine.

When I close the pdf and double click on any pdf file, the prompt pops
out again.

I also tried to associate manually the pdf file type through "folder
options / file types" in Windows explorer but I can't create a PDF
entry (which does not exist).

In the registry, I have an error when going on the key
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/.pdf" : "Cannot open .pdf : Error while opening
key."

Any idea ?

Regards,

Pol

 

[dadiOH]

Hello everybody,

I have a big problem with my computer. When I double click on a pdf
file, I have the usual Windows prompt asking which program should I
use to open the file. I click on "select the program from a list",
find Adobe Reader, check the box "always use the selected program to
open this kind of file" and press OK. Everything works fine.

When I close the pdf and double click on any pdf file, the prompt pops
out again.

I also tried to associate manually the pdf file type through "folder
options / file types" in Windows explorer but I can't create a PDF
entry (which does not exist).

Make one.

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[Pol]

Make one.

Well... that's what I tried to explain : it's not working, I can't
create an entry with PDF (I've tried with other extensions and it
fully works).

 

[Elmo]

Hello everybody,

I have a big problem with my computer. When I double click on a pdf
file, I have the usual Windows prompt asking which program should I
use to open the file. I click on "select the program from a list",
find Adobe Reader, check the box "always use the selected program to
open this kind of file" and press OK. Everything works fine.

When I close the pdf and double click on any pdf file, the prompt pops
out again.

I also tried to associate manually the pdf file type through "folder
options / file types" in Windows explorer but I can't create a PDF
entry (which does not exist).

In the registry, I have an error when going on the key
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/.pdf" : "Cannot open .pdf : Error while opening
key."

Any idea ?

Regards,

Pol

Maybe if you merge the following, it'll clear up your current problem
with the entry. Or try deleting the current entry, then try creating a
new one. This was exported from my machine:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf]
"Content Type"="application/pdf"
@="AcroExch.Document"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\OpenWithList]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\OpenWithList\AcroRd32.exe]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\PersistentHandler]
@="{F6594A6D-D57F-4EFD-B2C3-DCD9779E382E}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\ShellEx\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{49400A7C-81A8-4F52-8CCE-D54739EE87EC}"

 

[db]

what you might try to do is to
uninstall the reader.

there are special instructions at
adobe.com pertaining to uninstalling
the reader.

after it is uninstalled, double check
to ensure the file type has also been
deleted.

if not then proceed to do so.

afterwards try reinstalling the reader

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[Pol]

Thank you all for answers.

I can't remove the ".pdf" entry in the registry, unfortunately.

I have also tried to remove Reader and reinstall it.

I think I will simply remove Windows (I mean format and
reinstall).

Regards and thank you again.

 

[ju.c]

You're going to re-install Windows for such a minor problem?

 

[ju.c]

Either edit the key's permissions or delete it with this:

RegDelNull - Delete Registry keys with embedded Nulls
2006 Mark Russinovich
Web: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb897448.aspx
Download: http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/Regdelnull.zip

"This command-line utility searches for and allows you to delete Registry keys that contain embedded-null characters and that are
otherwise undeletable using standard Registry-editing tools. Note: deleting Registry keys may cause the applications they are
associated with to fail."

Run this command:
regdelnull.exe -s hkcr\.pdf


ju.c