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Subject:	Re: Associating a file type in Vista
From:	Will Stephenson <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:45:41 -0400
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Thanks for the idea Peter!

Alas, there is no such button (that I can find at least) in Vista. Someone
did come up with going to the file's properties and making the change there.
That seemed to be an option on my Vista laptop (with a list of possibly
useful programs and a Browse button), but I also already have Word on that
machine, so I'm not sure the same thing would show for an unknown file.

Thanks again!

Best, Will

Will Stephenson
Acadia Technologies Inc. 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Shkabara [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 5:38 PM
To: PCSOFT
Cc: 'Will Stephenson'
Subject: RE: Associating a file type in Vista

I am not sure if this is the same on Vista, but on XP you open Windows
Explorer. Select Tools/Folder Options/File Types (tab). There you should see
a "New" button. This allows you  to add a new extension type. The ones that
show up in the list are only those that have already been registered.

Good luck,

Peter Shkabara
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-----Original Message-----
I have come across an odd one: a client called to say that Vista couldn't
open a .doc file on her computer: the error message said there was no
program associated with that type of file. She uses WordPerfect 10 and has
no MS Office products on her computer. So I told her to go to Control Panel/
Default programs then click on Associate a file type or protocol with a
program. Much to my surprise, the file types listing did not include .doc
and I could see no way to add a new file type not in the list. 

Will Stephenson


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