This page contains the file association fixes for some of the common file types. These fixes are applicable for Windows® 7 systems only.
| AVI | ICO | REG |
| BAT | IMG | SCR |
| BMP | INF | TIF/TIFF |
| CHM | JPE/JPEG/JPG | TXT |
| CMD | JS | VBS |
| COM | LNK | WMA |
| EXE | MP3 | WMV |
| GIF | MPE/MPEG/MPG | XML |
| HTM/HTML | MSC | ZIP |
| Directory | Drive | Folder |
Instructions
To fix the association for a particular file type:
1. Download the corresponding fix from the above table. (Use Right-click – Save as option in your browser to download the fixes.)
2. Unzip the file and extract the .REG file to Desktop.
3. Right-click the REG file and choose Merge. Alternately, you can open the Registry Editor and then using the Import option from the File menu, to merge the REG file contents.
Note that you need to be an administrator to apply these fixes.
For Windows Vista, visit the File association fixes for Windows Vista page.
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Thanks a lot, this fixed my problem. :-)
Thank you very much…………………….
Excellent work……….
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Worked excellent. Just want to thank you. And to anyone who is smart enough to look at the comments left below this article before they add something to their computer which they might not be able to change. This works. My problem was when clicking on a file it didnt recognize how to open it. It kept coming up with internet explorer as a program to open it. Just saying so people can associate.
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Thank you so much, this website helped me so much. I’ve been trying to fix a few problems on my computer for a while, and other websites weren’t too helpful. Again, thanks!
This helped me so much with my .exe that I’d like to donate $5. Can’t see where I can though.
No .PNG! I repeat, no .PNG!
Well, I guess I am on my own.
Perfect 5*****, .exe was fixed. Thank you.