Re: file association

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In microsoft.public.win2000.registry Catbert wrote:

> We have non administrators who are having problems with file
> association.
>
> they are wanting to open .as file extensions with Sepy
> actionscript editor but instrad they are opening in Flash MX
> 2004. doing the usual open with > locating the aplication to
> open it with > doesn't work, it still opens in Flash not Sepy.
>
> As an administrator on my PC I dont have this problem, so I
> added the user to the local admin group, rebooted, logged on,
> did the open with and it worked - Fantastic I thought. I
> removed the user as a local admin and logged them back on but it
> went back to opening with Flash MX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAGGHH
>
> Does anyone know where I can change this in the Registry or know
> of a way to get around this??

Post the exports for HKCR\.as and the associated filetype and then
also from HKCU\softtware\classes\.as (and the filetype) if those
exist. What OS?
.



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