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.ANI and .CUR files displayed with generic icons after uninstalling a third-party graphics viewer?
Symptoms
When you a folder containing .AVI / .CUR (cursor files), they may be displayed with a generic icon, which is the icon used for unknown file types. This may have happened after uninstalling a third-party graphics viewer.
Resolution
- Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
- Navigate to the following locations one by one:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ anifile \ DefaultIcon
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ curfile \ DefaultIcon
- In the right-pane, double-click (default) and type %1 as its data
- Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ .ani
- Set the (default) value to anifile
- Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ .cur
- Set the (default) value to curfile
- Close Regedit.exe
Automate
Alternately, you can resolve the problem by downloading the REG file available at the bottom of this page. Save the REG file to Desktop, right-click and then choose Merge.
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