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I made the mistake of associating fontview.exe in the right click "Open With" window, trying to install a font from a zip folder in Windows 7.
Now all my zip folders now have a blue "A" on them and they will not open when I click on them. I'm forced to use "open with" and select WinZip or 7-Zip which will extract. Windows Explorer will not open the files at all.
I tried setting a new file association under "Default Programs"/"Associate" a File Type as per Microsoft instructions but it didn't accept either unzip program. It remains with the current program - Windows Font Viewer. Reuses to let me change the association.
I checked the registry for the "open with" defaults for zip and it was correct.
I want downloaded zip files to have the correct icon and file to open them w/ just a click. How can I fix the association? I spent hours trying to find a fix, no luck.K

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