File Associations

[Guest Hendon]

I've recently installed a graphics application (ACDSee Pro) under vista

ultimate. During the installation I have the option of setting up

associations for the program. This is done via the standard vista files

association interface. The default installation basically associates ALL

graphic file with the application - including icons.

 

The pronlem is that I cannot remove certain file types from the association

list (they are all greyed out). Furthermore, after installation, the same

problem occures if I attempt to re-associate file types through the vista

file asociation interface.

 

The end result that certain program icons now show the ACDSee icon insted of

the program's associated icon. I have contacted the software company about

this problem and they insist it is a vista problem - maybee something to do

with permissions that prevents me from changing file associations.

 

My system is set up with a single user who is also the administrator, but

still I cannot manually remove existing associations - I can only add new

ones!

 

Clearly, I cannot associate a particular program to icon files as they are

merely graphic representations of the programs they are linked to. So I

can't, for example, have all .ico files associated with a particular program.

The strange thing is that although my program icons have all changed to the

ACDSee icon, the repective programs still open correctly.

 

Any ideas on this one?