broken file extension - running out of ideas...

[Kompressor]

Hello!

So I have been running vista for a while now on my main desktop with no issues... I always ran CCLEANER to keep everything running smoothly, but for a while I noticed the .pdf files loose their "associations" with the pdf programs I use, like adobe and foxit reader...

So I thought hey good time to upgrade to Windows 7 (yes i decided to upgrade and not do a fresh install - it goes against my better judgement but too much stuff is on this computer and not much time to backup everything to do a fresh install)

Anyways, so I imagined the Windows 7 upgrade would fix this issue but it has not... the .pdf extension is still broken and it wont STAY associated with ANY programs - i tried open with and then checking that box that says always use this... then I tried right click--properties--extension.. still would not stick

is there any way to possibly re-install the registry? I think when I had ran CCLEANER registry cleaner in the past..it might have saw .pdf extension as unused or whatever and deleted it...

help?

Thanks

-Komp

[Salgoth]

Just to clarify - when you click on a pdf do you get the dialog asking what program to "Open with", or does it open in the "Wrong" program?

Also, when you say "Adobe" do you mean Adobe Reader, or do you mean Adobe Acrobat?

I'd first look in the file association settings in your separate pdf programs before going to Windows settings. Whatever you do in Windows would be changed by those programs when you open them up.

[+Xinok Subscriber²]

In CCleaner, uncheck 'Unused File Extensions' in the registry cleaner.

There are a few tools you can try to associate the program to PDF files:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html

http://defaultprogramseditor.com/

http://sourceforge.net/projects/types/

[Kompressor]

hey xinok! thanks so much, I ran the types program and deleted the .pdf extension.. and automatically it reverted back to default adobe association - sweet it works now haha I'm happy thanks a lot man.