Re: Open File With - Disaster

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
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
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> File association fixes for Windows Vista:
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> Regards,
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> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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> "Peter" <> wrote in message
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>> 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
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>> Peter McMurray
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Ramesh, MS-MVP

You're welcome Peter.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog:
Windows® Troubleshooting:


"Peter" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Sorry I took so long to reply after your prompt response but thank you
> your fix worked.
> Peter McMurray
>
> --
> Peter McMurray
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
> news:.gbl...
>> File association fixes for Windows Vista:
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>> The Winhelponline Blog:
>> Windows® Troubleshooting:
>>