Re: File association problem

You must rename associate.ex to associate.exe.


"ntuser" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Very nice summary! Some questions:
- Does the association work for existing non-admin accounts?

There are nolonger any previously existing lmited accounts; only new ones.
Therefore, no i.e. I receive the cyclical "windows cannot open this file
etc" message when attempting to open up a .jpg or .gif file

- Does it work for new admin accounts?

Yes and no. Although the .jpg and .gif files open up with the windows
picture and fax viewer by default as normal. I notice that the icon
relegated to that file in Windows explorer is that of a unkown file type
and
that in My Computer>Folder options>File Types; there is no .jpg or .gif
file
type association i.e. the same scenario for limited user accounts but with
the "windows cannot open this file.." error message. Weird huh?

- What is the verbatim error message?

Opening a .jpg or .gif file in a limited user account results in the
following cyclical error message:
"Windows:
Windows cannot open this file:
<file name>
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program created it. Windows
can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from
a
list of programs on your computer.
What do you want to do?
<select> Use the Web service to find the appropriate program
<select> Select the program from a list"

The error message I receive when attempting to merge good .jpg registry
keys
into these new accounts (whether they bad administrator or limited)
results
in the following error message:
"Registry Editor:
Cannot import <file location>: Error accessing the registry.

- What do you get when you run this command
from a Command Prompt:
associate .jpg
Use the attached version of associate if you do not
have access to your own.

I must be doing this wrong. After running the associate.ex file in your
attachment from the command prompt; i'm given instructions on how to
associate file extensions with programs. However upon executing e.g.
"associate .jpg notepad.exe" I get an error message:
"'associate' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable
program or batch file."



"ntuser" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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How do I get my new limited user accounts to function properly such
that
double clicking an e.g. .jpg file results in the appropriate program
opening
instead of receiving the cyclical file association window?

Windows refuses to acknolwedge the .jpg and .gif file types for all new
user
accounts

How's that? :)

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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That's about 9 kBytes of text, the equivalent of
three typewritten pages. Any chance of giving us a
concise summary of your problem and your question,
e.g. by leaving out the irrelevant bits?



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