Application Compatibility with All File Extensions
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Submitted by Think3 TilakGovind on 9 September, 2008 - 16:43.
How can you check to see if an application works with all other files with associated extensions?
After installing the application create one text file on the desktop and create one new folder.
Double Click -> Go to Tools Folder Option -> View
Choose Show all Hidden Files and Folders and uncheck Hidden Extension for known file types
Click Apply and OK.
Now go to that text file and change the file extension related to application then it will change in to that particular application icon.
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Best way to deal with File Associations:
Well, this is not the only thing you need to do. Because sometimes the icon would be associated, whereas the main executable might not be.
Best ways to deal with File Associations:
Step 1: Create a dummy file with the extention (else creating a file from the applicaiton itself is the best option)
Step 2: Double-click the file and check whether the desired icon is appearing and the application gets invoked.
If this step fails, then you gotta do some troubleshooting work to make it work.
Method 1: Goto HKCR-> Application class id -> there would be finding the exe reference. (it would be prefixed with #([#acrord32.exe]), and this would have caused the problem is some cases. in such a scenario, give the path of the exe there.. for eg [INSTALLDIR]acrord32.exe, this wil make the file association work.
If the above method fails to execute, then one can follow the below one..
Method 2: Goto, file association tab in Wise Intallation expert and create a new file association for the package. (its just 3 easy steps to create an association using the wizard).
Cheers'
Vijay
more of file association
I dont know how IMPOSEBLE spells
Good one Vijay I have been looking for this Registry way for a quite long time now and this File Association problem has been hauntin me from long time now. Specially in case of zip and rar applications.
Is there other way to test file association through registry keys?