Pleas Help...I'm new at this newsgroup stuff so pls bear with me...
I have this same type of problem...I accidentally changed one of my .DAT
files to open with WMP and now all of my .DAT files have the Windows Media
player icon. Some of my apps will no longer open. I read this thread and
followed all the advise, but ran into problems. Firstly, there is not a DAT
file under my file types listed, so I have to create a new one which works
out oK. The dat file type appears in the type list with the WMP icon. Then I
click on advanced to bring up the change icon box. OK so far. Then I browse
through EXplorer and select notepad.exe and click open and OK. Then this is
where I start to have problems. You say to " In the Action box, click Open,
then click Edit. Well, My "Action box does not have and "Open" button and the
"edit" button is shaded out. All I have is a "new" button. If I click on this
"new" button, it takes me to the same place that I think you'r talking about,
but I'm not sure. It opens another window titled New Action. Under Action: Do
I then type the word "open"?? Under Application used to perform action: Do I
type C\WINDOWS etc.? or Do I nav through explorer again to notepad.exe? I
have tried what you've suggested including typing the line with the %1 at the
end. ( My DDE box is not checked) After I click OK, OK...It returns me to the
Folder Options window, but no changes have been made to the DAT file icon.
The "apply" button is shaded out (which usually is not after you've made
changes). And when i click the close button, everything remains as was. If I
go back into Folder Options, File Types, My DAT file that I thought I had
added is not even listed again. Obviously I'm doing something wrong, cos this
is not working for me. My PC is in a mess cos of this and so am I. Any help
that you can give me would be GREATLY appreciated...
Thanks, Liz
a nonymous said:
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| "a nonymous" wrote
| >
| > | I have changed this to *Always open this type of file with Notepad*, and
| > | indeed they DO open with Notepad.
| > | HOWEVER, they STILL have NeroShowtime icons.
| > | If I follow the route you gave me: (I had already tried that BTW)
| > | Explorer
| > | Tools
| > | Folder Options
| > | File Types
| > | DAT <<<<<<<<
| > | Advanced
| > | Change Icon
| > |
| > | As soon as I click DAT (as above) *Advanced* is replaced by *Restore*
| > and it wants to re associate with NeroShowtime.
| >
| > Click Restore.
|
| AArrghhhh
| As I just said, that doing THAT re associates it with NeroShowtime...
| and *Advanced* ain't there no more.
On a working system, when you click [Restore] it should change back
to [Advanced].
Because NeroShowtime now owns *.DAT files,
you need to MANUALLY set the *.DAT file association to Notepad.
Explorer
Tools
Folder Options
File Types
DAT
( Click Restore to give you the Advanced button. )
Advanced
Change Icon
Browse (to c:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe)
OK
In the "Action:" box, click "Open", then click [Edit]
In "Application used to perform action:"
"c:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe" "%1"
If there is a tick in "Use DDE",
then in the "Application:" box below that, enter
notepad
OK
OK
OK
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