removing file associations

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jusmenpuppy_at_aol.com
Date: 02/18/04


Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 04:52:02 -0800

I see lots of info on the web about setting file
associations, and removing associations for specific file
extensions, but how do I remove the file association for
files with NO extension? A friend of mine has somehow
gotten into a situation where right-clicking on a Yahoo
profile results in a message that 'Win XP cannot find the
program associated with this file'.



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