Re: Problem with DAT file type

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Gus,

"Click on Restore." from my previous post meant...

Click the Restore button to restore the defaults. I did not mean System
Restore.

The Restore button is there for .dat files because you or a program changed
something.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:76B984B4-E533-4DFF-A796-50861CAFC304@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Gus <Gus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Thank you Wesley Vogel,

unfortunatelly I disabled restore since I had problems after installing
and uninstalling Nero which I believe caused this alteration, in the
first place.

The problem is that the DAT extension should open with Notepad and it does
but then there is the following : You have customized files with extension
'DAT'. To restore these files to their default type(Video CD),click
Restore.

I really don't know what I did but somehow I replaced the "Advanced"
button with "Restore" on the tab File Types and changed the File settings
as well.

"DAT File" is the only Registered file type with a "Restore" button
instead of an "Advanced" one and with it's settings changed (instead of
Type: DAT File it says Video CD)

Have I outlined the problem correctly, can you provide any leads on how to
repair this ?

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

Click on Restore.

Restore resets the selected extension to the previous file type.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:6735E4C4-BC2B-4024-A514-87E49BC859D2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Gus <Gus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I have a problem in the Win Explorer---> Tools ----> Folder Options.

In the tab File Types, Registered file types: have 4 buttons ,
"New", "Delete" , "Change" and "Advanced".

This Extension= ".DAT", File Type= "DAT File" has no "Advanced" button
but a "Restore" one.

How can I fix this?

O/S Win XP SP2 Home

Thank you

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