Windows Explorer File Type entries Hijacked

[Henry LaMuth]

I just installed Nero 6.3...nice program. Except, it replaces all the
windows explorer view file type descripters for multimedia files by
"NeroMix Media Type". Even if I change the association of the file
types back to the originals, such as avi files and WMP, the windows
explore still shows the file type as a NeroMix Media file and the
associated icon as a NeroMix icon.

I WANT MY ORIGINAL FILE NAMES AND ICONS BACK!!!!!!

I can't locate any reference to this issue in the Nero
literature...good luck in reading that pidgeon english....nor can I
find an association to reset in Windows XP to allow the Classic view
file names to be like they were. There may be some Registry setting
for this, but I don't know exactly what to look for.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Henry LaMuth

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Henry;
Open Windows Media Player | Tools | Options |
File types tab | Select All button | Apply | OK

[If a selected check box is dimmed, Windows Media Player has only partial
ownership of the file type. Multiple file extensions are assigned to the
file type, but the Player only plays some of those extensions by default. To
give the Player full ownership of a file type, double-click the dimmed check
box.]

 

[Henry LaMuth]

Henry;
Open Windows Media Player | Tools | Options |
File types tab | Select All button | Apply | OK

[If a selected check box is dimmed, Windows Media Player has only partial
ownership of the file type. Multiple file extensions are assigned to the
file type, but the Player only plays some of those extensions by default. To
give the Player full ownership of a file type, double-click the dimmed check
box.]

It does give ownership of the files to WMP but the windows explorer
view still shows those pesky NeroMix Media Files as the type.
Curiously, some files with the MP3 capitalized show the right file
type as mp3 whereas the usual mp3 file extensions still show as the
NeroMix types. There must be a switch in Nero I am just not finding.

Henry

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Henry;
From XP HELP:
[To change the program that opens a file
Open My Documents.
If the file you want is not located in My Documents or its subfolders, use
Search to find it. To open Search, click Start, point to Search, and then
click For Files or Folders.

Right-click the file you want to open in a different program, and then click
Properties.
On the General tab, click Change.
Click the name of the program in which you want the file to open.
Notes
To open My Documents, double-click the My Documents icon on your desktop.
This change affects all files that have the same file name extension as the
file you selected. For example, if you change the program that opens a .jpg
file, all .jpg files will open in this program.
You can also change the program that opens a file by right-clicking the
file, clicking Open With, and then clicking the program name. If the program
you want is not displayed, click Browse.]

[To modify an existing file type
Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Folder Options
..
On the File Types tab, click the file type you want to change, and then
click Advanced.
If necessary, modify the file type description, and click Change Icon to
change the file type icon.
Under Actions, click the command you want to modify, and then click Edit,
Remove, or Set Default. Click New to add a new command to the Actions list.
Notes
After you specify a new action, the corresponding command appears on the
menu when you right-click a file with the associated extension.
In the New Action dialog box, you can click Browse to find the program you
want to specify for the action.
All files that have the file name extension will use the icon and commands
you specify.]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

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Henry;
Open Windows Media Player | Tools | Options |
File types tab | Select All button | Apply | OK

[If a selected check box is dimmed, Windows Media Player has only
partial ownership of the file type. Multiple file extensions are
assigned to the file type, but the Player only plays some of those
extensions by default. To give the Player full ownership of a file
type, double-click the dimmed check box.]

It does give ownership of the files to WMP but the windows explorer
view still shows those pesky NeroMix Media Files as the type.
Curiously, some files with the MP3 capitalized show the right file
type as mp3 whereas the usual mp3 file extensions still show as the
NeroMix types. There must be a switch in Nero I am just not finding.

Henry

 

[Alex Nichol]

It does give ownership of the files to WMP but the windows explorer
view still shows those pesky NeroMix Media Files as the type.
Curiously, some files with the MP3 capitalized show the right file
type as mp3 whereas the usual mp3 file extensions still show as the
NeroMix types. There must be a switch in Nero I am just not finding.

Original answer is probably not to install the Nero media player. . .
Or uninstall and use System restore back to a point before you added it.
But if you have reset icons, as in the method of giving back
associations to WMP, you usua;lly have to close and restart to clean out
the cache of icons, before they revised ones come into use.

You can also go to Control Panel - Folder Options - File Types, look
down for relevant extensions - eg MP3 and may either be able to use
Restore, to put the association back where it was, or use Advanced to
get to a page where you can Change Icon

 

[Henry LaMuth]

Original answer is probably not to install the Nero media player. . .
Or uninstall and use System restore back to a point before you added it.
But if you have reset icons, as in the method of giving back
associations to WMP, you usua;lly have to close and restart to clean out
the cache of icons, before they revised ones come into use.

You can also go to Control Panel - Folder Options - File Types, look
down for relevant extensions - eg MP3 and may either be able to use
Restore, to put the association back where it was, or use Advanced to
get to a page where you can Change Icon

You both were on the right track...while the associations did
change,the icons did not, even after I had used the change icon
feature. It took a couple of boots to get things back to normal. Some
cache flushing must be necessary and I was impatient with the process.

Thanks for your suggestions. Interesting how those programs hijack
certain functions. For me, I have utilities to address decompressing
flac, ape, ogg files and if the file type doesn't identify these, when
you do the conversion, everything gets mixed and you cannot sort by
file type. Big pain in the ass.

All is normal, now, and I thank you for your suggestions.

Henry