Re: Where did File Types Manager Go?

I was JUST about to ask that question, so thanks for the preemptive response!

Well, thanks for the knowledge, anyway - that was a truly stupid thing for

MS to get rid of. There have been a lot of improvements to the access of

"high level" settings and information with Vista that I really like - the new

MMC is great, for example - but this is an example of a significant loss.

"Keith Miller MVP" wrote:

> I'm not happy with the loss of the File Types dialog either. There are now

> a lot of things that can only be done via regedit, i.e. change the default

> action for .reg & .vbs files to 'Edit' rather than 'Open'

>

>

> --

> Good Luck,

>

> Keith

> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

>

> "lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:15FA8E79-C282-4D98-B231-A3BE07EE6274@microsoft.com...

> > THANK YOU - This and quite a few other things were driving me nuts. As a

> > Network Admin I have to know all the ins and outs of an OS before I deploy

> > it. I find that the learning curve on Vista is straight up. I haven't seen

> > such a change in an OS since Windows 3.11 to Windows NT. At least with NT

> > most of the areas were the same with 2000 and XP. Now with Vista

> > everything

> > has moved or been rearranged.

> >

> > Slowly I am figuring out the hacks - etc.

> >

> > I guess I should take some serious time and explore the Control Panel.

> >

> > Thanks again.

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Lara

> >

> > "Adam Albright" wrote:

> >

> >> On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 11:15:05 -0800, lforbes

> >> <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >>

> >> >Hi,

> >> >

> >> >It may have moved but I have looked for it with no luck. Where did the

> >> >ability to manually create or edit File Types go? Often file types get

> >> >corrupted. I can go into File Types Manager and delete the type and

> >> >recreate.

> >> >Sometimes software like Adobe Photoshop steals all the file types

> >> >without my

> >> >permission and I have to put them back manually.

> >> >

> >> >Right clicking and choosing "always use this program to open this

> >> >document"

> >> >is not good enough for me because it isn't a hard code but a soft one.

> >> >I

> >> >want to be able to edit the file types directly. I have a lot of server

> >> >run

> >> >only software that isn't installed locally.

> >> >

> >> >I also change my shortcuts to my file types depending on what type they

> >> >are

> >> >Eg. Gif have different pictures than jpg even though they are opened by

> >> >the

> >> >same software.

> >> >

> >> >Thanks

> >> >Lara

> >>

> >> For "hard core" types (me too) go to Control Panel pick Default

> >> Programs. Odd choice for a name maybe for those of us use to finding

> >> this in Windows Explorer in XP.

> >>

> >> Anyway, a new somewhat more dressed up way to look at and change file

> >> associations and change default program actions.

> >>

> >>

> >>

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