Create a association in the Folder Option Control Panel

I Thank you John. I did what you said then put a shortcut on my desktop and it worked. Thank you again.
Pat

the file extention is .pps which goodled and found to be power point, that however, is not listed inthe file types. so how can I create an association for that which is not listed/
ken

Ken, To view .pps files you need to go to the link below and download the Free PowerPoint Viewer 2003. It will automatically create an entry in your Folder Options>File Types once you install it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=428d5727-43ab-4f24-90b7-a94784af71a4&displaylang=en

Tufenuf

thanks,
I downloaded ok, and now have "power point viewer 2003" added to my programs.
I looked in control panel, view folder options, and the extension is there.
HOWEVER
when trying to open an email attachment (which what started this whole discussion), I still get error msg that I must create and association to open.
now what?
ken

Ken, Follow the instructions at the link below. Either the automated or the manual fix should correct your problem.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm

Tufenuf

The FIX is fixed, I marvel at how simple things can be when one knows where to look, (site for the fix).

in any event, the pics my sister sent to me are for my grandson, now two yrs old and I hope he enjoys them.
If you have a similar aged tasmanian, I will gladly send you/forward the cute animal side show.
kgrab@verizon.net
thanks,
ken

Tufenuf..

I saw this link ''back then''. Tucked it away for the day .. I had the time. I just had the time. Did the work. And now.. I'm able to open .pps files in OE! Thank you, once again, for your wisdom. It's been an integral part of this never-ending learning process.

Carol

I have XP Home service pack 2 and am using Firefox browser with Outlook Express. How do I create a file association in control panel when I can't open an attachment?

jackking48, What is the file extension of the attachment that you can't open?

Tufenuf

I don't get a file extension.

There should ALWAYS be a file extension. (The three letters immediately after the dot. Such as explorer.EXE. The file extension is .exe)

RIGHT click on the Start button, choose "Explore". When the Explorer window opens, click on "Tools", choose "Folder Options", then click on the "View" tab. When that opens, UNCHECK the box next to: "Hide extensions for known file types", then click on "Apply", then OK.

Generally, the file association problem is created because you don't have the right program installed on your computer which will open that file extension. You probably need to have a specific program installed on the computer but we'll need to know the file extension first..

Hope this helps.

Grif

jackking48, If you right click the attachment and choose Save as in the File name window you'll see the extension. A couple of examples would be .eml .jpg

Tufenuf

I just had AMK antivirus **** with me so i got Mcafee. It told me to restart and when i restarted ti started saying windows had an error and needs to close and the start tab thingy at the bottom would dissapear. i restarted it again and it opened fine, except whenever i tried to open something it says "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel" when i try to open this, it then says the same thing. is there anything i can do to fix this?

I have MS Windows XP. When I check the Control Panel and Folder Options/File Types I do not see the .BAT extension. However, when I attempt to ADD it, I'm told it is already there as a MS-DOS Batch File.

The bat file I am trying to run/test was taken as a sample off the internet and named LogOrgMsg2.bat with this one line ...
START mailto:threesco@optonline.net?subject=Test%%20message?&cc=threesco@optonline.net?&body=Hi,%%0D%%0A%%0D%%0AThis%%20is%%20an%%20automatically%%20created%%20message.%%0D%%0A%%0D%%0ATJC

Thanks in advance for any direction

Threesco, Try the "Batch File Association Fix" at the link below which has instructions for running it.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Tufenuf

a few things are necessary.

FIRST you must have a default email client installed and web mail does not work (you need something like Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Eudora, etc. installed on the computer).

SECOND the syntax you offer is incorrect for the mailto: protocol. you have:
START mailto:threesco@optonline.net?subject=Test%%20message?&cc=threesco@optonline.net?&body=Hi,%%0D%%0A%%0D%%0AThis%%20is%%20an%%20automatically%%20created%%20message.%%0D%%0A%%0D%%0ATJC

That will never do more than initiate an email message and prepopulate the subject line because of the errors I highlighted with bold text. If you modify is as below it will work as expected (pre-populating TO:, CC:, Subject: and the body of the email) -
START mailto:threesco@optonline.net?subject=Test%%20message?cc=threesco@optonline.net?body=Hi,%%0D%%0A%%0D%%0AThis%%20is%%20an%%20automatically%%20created%%20message.%%0D%%0A%%0D%%0ATJC

In short, install an email client and set it as default for the mailto: protocol AND replace your Carats and ampersands ^& with a question mark ? and you will have something that works.

hi dear
i m using window xp,when i click on one of my hard drive partition(c,d,f,f),a message appeareed that u have a file assaocation problem with control panel, so kindly help me in order to slove this problem .iftikhar ahmad

iftikhar ahmad, Go to the link and click on "Drive Association Fix" to download a reg file fix. Instructions are on the page.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Tufenuf

HP ED891AA-ABA
I think I clicked on get Windows Internet Explorer 8. My computer have been messed up ever since. This file does not have a program with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Option Control Panel. I took all of the steps from a previous post but I am still getting this pop up.

Thanks John, I had similar problem with .vob extensions so my VLC player movies were not opening. I did what u explained and changed it to "open with VLC player". It worked, thanks mate.

my email- sharaphoeby@rediffmail.com

It shows [NONE] under extensions - what should I do now?? How do I know what the extensions are supposed to be?

There is a tool to restore default associations but you dropped into a very old 8 year old thread.

Please start a new discussion.
Bob

Joe, What are the file extensions of the attachments you can't open? e.g. .exe, .pdf, .pps

Note: If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem.


Tufenuf