Changing and Editing File Associations

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Changing and Editing File Associations

To Change a File Association Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Click the View All Control Panel Options link, if it is present. Double-click Folder Options. Click the File Types tab. Click the file type whose association you want to change, and then click Change. Click the program you want to associate with the file type, and then click OK.

To Edit a File Association Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Click the View All Control Panel Options link, if it is present. Double-click Folder Options. Click the File Types tab. Click the file type whose association you want to change, and then click Advanced. Click the action you want to edit, and then click Edit. Edit the file association as necessary, and then click OK.

To Restore Default File Associations Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Click the View All Control Panel Options link, if it is present. Double-click Folder Options. Flick the File Types tab. Click the file type whose association you want to restore, and then click Restore.

When a file association is changed, the original association is stored in the Registry to provide the ability to undo the change. If this has happened, the file information on the File Types tab of Folder Options includes a Restore button in place of Advanced. Only the initial file association can be restored. This means that if a file association is changed three times, the Restore button only restores the original file association