file associations

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Shelley

I made the mistake of using the open with command and
associating the file with a program which doesn't work.
How can I remove the open with association. I don't want
to change it to open with another program I just want to
put the files back like they were.
 
Shelley - the ASSOCIATE command handles this.
At a command prompt, for syntax, enter
assoc /?
 
Ok, I am a user not a programer. I don't do command
prompts and DOS commands. Can you tell me step by step. I
only want to remove the file associations of these files
is this one folder. I want to be sure I don't affect
anything else or my techies will have me head. Thanks for
the help.
 
You don't have to be a programmer to use a command prompt.

1) Press Start (normally in the lower left corner of your
screen).

2) Select "Run"

3) Type "cmd" (without the quotes) and press Enter. This
will bring up a command window.

4) Type "assoc /?" (again without the quotes). This will
tell you what you need to do to disassociate the
filetype. For example, you have filetype .123 associated
with notepad, you would type "assoc .123=" (again without
the quotes) to disassociate the .123 filetype from notepad.


Clear now ??


MD
 
OK, I don't do magic and you don't do (or can't do) details of your
problems.

Your problem as you described it is not at all unusual, though, and any
techie would probably fix it for you in a couple of seconds and show you
how easy it is (and how to avoid recurrences). It cannot however be
fixed by anybody in a newsgroup with the info you provided. And it
sounds like you may not be capable of providing such info. Best you just
face the music.
 
That helps except that when I type the file extension in
it says that there are no associations for that file type
but when I look at the file properties it says that there
is a program that the file is to be opened with.
 
An example. From a command prompt;
assoc .zzz=
to remove any file type association from zzz

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
|I made the mistake of using the open with command and
| associating the file with a program which doesn't work.
| How can I remove the open with association. I don't want
| to change it to open with another program I just want to
| put the files back like they were.
 
Did you remember to use the . before the 3 character extension?
assoc .123=

That helps except that when I type the file extension in
it says that there are no associations for that file type
but when I look at the file properties it says that there
is a program that the file is to be opened with.
Click to expand...


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
 
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