Windows xp register file type

Last question, will my files be safe or do I need to back them up? I can still access to them through my network fortunately. Right, activate. I have been getting frustrated trying to get xp running I used the wrong word. So basically I have to buy xp and use the product key to reactivate what I have now?

Will I lose any flies, programs, or data that I have saved to my hard drive? This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 3. Report abuse. CLick Browse in the new window and filnd the application you wanted it to open. Then click "OK" and that window wil close. Then click "Close" or "Apply" on the "Folder Options" tab and you are done.

This is a misunderstanding: I am well aware of how an advance user could manually create a link between an extension and an application. What I am seeking is very different: as a software developpers who has developped an application to handle. Patrick, as you know When you try to open a file with an unknown file extension you are given two choices 1 use the web service to find the appropriate program 2 choose the program from a list option 1 searches microsofts online resource at shell.

A: System Administrators can use Microsoft deployment technologies to specify which applications should be installed for certain file extensions. Computers using this deployment technology will automatically install the software the first time the user opens a file with this extension.

In Windows XP, when you attempt to open an unknown file type an extension not found in the system registry , it will display a box giving you the option to open it with a program already installed, or 'Use the Web service to find the appropriate program'.

COM', where you can search a much larger file extension database, with descriptions of the file type, programs that use it, ect. There's also a form you can use to register your file type and link to your program. In short, you can't make your program automatically install from the web onto the user's computer that would be a HUGE security breach! Regards Ben.

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