Re: Use of .WSX file types...

From: zachd [ms] (zachd_at_nomailplz.online.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/14/04


Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 03:16:18 -0700


I don't know anything about 833828, and so wouldn't feel comfortable
speaking to it.

Really, though: what does the registry hive for .wsx's progid look like?
I'd look at the reg dump if you had it...

It sounds like the association was just reset- it should be easy enough to
reset that...

-Z

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"Administrator" <JUNK_it@nmb.gov_FREE> wrote in message 
news:2F0244EB-B47E-48BA-959F-B66829379072@microsoft.com...
>
> So, will uninstalling KB833828 really crash my whole system?
>
> It might be worth it to fix this problem, then use a generic media player 
> after that.
> One of the affected systems is the #2 person here and he's very upset over 
> this, another is my computer.
>
> All three systems were recently reformatted for one reason or another...
>
> -- 
> IT Administrator (Old Fogie)
>
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>
>>
>> What are .wsx files?
>>
>> So HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wsx points to what?  What's under what it points 
>> to?
>>
>> -Zach
>> -- 
>> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> See http://www.zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> Following up to your post with the resolution is good netiquette.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no 
>> rights.
>> All e-mail to this account will bounce or be deleted - *use the 
>> newsgroups*.
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>> "Administrator" <Administrator@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
>> message
>> news:3BD95D78-8F49-408C-B2BA-79724C81FBBC@microsoft.com...
>> > We already have an application that uses the .WSX file extension, used 
>> > to
>> > be that you clicked on the file and the app would run (like it does 
>> > with a
>> > .DOC, etc.).
>> >
>> > After the last Media Player v9 update/patch, when you click on a .WSX 
>> > it
>> > now asks you what you want to do with it.  Just like you had right 
>> > clicked
>> > on it and selected "Save Target As"...
>> >
>> > I've reviewed the registry and all .WSX entries point towards the 
>> > correct
>> > executable (and are set by the app install program), still it doesn't
>> > work.
>> >
>> > What do I need to do to make this work again, and this isn't the only
>> > computer suffering from it.  I've attempted to re-associate the file 
>> > type
>> > with the app but it didn't help.
>> >
>> > I'm at a loss!
>> >
>> > -- 
>> > IT Administrator (Old Fogie)
>>
>>
>> 


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