NT File Associations...

[LagMonster]

open up any local folder..

goto menu

View->options...

click on the 'File Types' tab

look for your .stats file extension
*edit*

you need to click on the edit... button then....

*edit*
you should be able to remove what ever is bolded(the default action) and you'll get your dialog next time you open a file.

This works on all versions of windows.. I just tested it on the NT box I am on now.

[confus-ed]

Originally posted by delmer_1
... but the stats file doesn't show up in the list. i went to view>options>file types, but there is no .stats file. I even held shift and right clicked to get teh open with command and associated it with Word instead of notpad, but it still doesn't show up in the list..

For lagmonster : You didn't test it on his... he did and the type isn't there.

I guess he's living with right clicking....

[LagMonster]

if its not on the list then go to reg edit

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT


do a search on .stats

or you should be able to see it on your list there

you can just remove it that way... there are a few different reg entries for file types

extensions point to classids and classids point to programs..

if you remove the class of .stats then it will work..

let us know if that doesn't work.

[delmer_1]

so what do i do once i find these entries in the registry? do i delete teh whole key, or change the value?

[LagMonster]

delelte the .stats key completely if you wish

then windows will have no clue how to use it.

[seier]

Hi delmer_1,
I tried the MS KB article. I was really laughing as I read this post that so many people, especially at a Technical site like Windrivers.com didn't have a clue about how file assocations work in the regstry. I am not trying to pick on anyone or anything, it's just a cool skill that I think many of you are missing out one. For example I can edit anyone's Win32 registry and get the OS to open a command prompt for a given folder using the registry. Now I know you can do that with power toys and other apps, but really I can make context menus to open a .BMP program with a couple different programs or whatever, it's kind of fun really. Any how the MS KB article makes things a lot easier if you follow the instructions it said to go to a command prompt and do the following
C:\>Assoc.stats=

Then type
C:\>assoc.stats
It should say the following:
File association not found for extension .stats

I'm glad I read this post. I didn't know about the Assoc command. Yay something new and cool to play with. It's also really easy to use, I'm impressed, every other method MS has ever provided has been a total pain in the ***.
-Christian

[seier]

You know what though I just realized that command is incomplete, because it doesn't support the addition of Edit functionality. For example you can open an HTML file in IE and edit it in notepad.
Shell\Open\command
@="...Iexplore.exe %1"
Shell\Edit\Command
@="...Notepad.exe %1"

[seier]

Here's an example of the open with command if your user would like to be able to open his file with a variety of programs.
Registry File 1
Registry File 2

I didn't those keys by the way they're installed with Windows media Player.
Cheers,
Christian