Help I messed u p everything

[+John Teacake MVC]

Yeah I also want to remote in and fix this and other problems for you. PM Me if you need help.

[sc302 Veteran]

Why? Another one will show up in a few days.... Something like I re-cabled all my network and nothing works.... We'll ask for IP address's and they'll all be 169.*.*.* and explain how DHCP works and how to connect something to a switch and blah blah blah.

Just let this one keep going then at least we won't have more random stuff.

Yeah, but some things are just too (insert your own comment) to let live. Sickens me, actually.

[Danny D]

Forget it guys, ill just reformat my PC. And no it's not a .txt file its a registry file.

[+John Teacake MVC]

Your going to format your PC for this problem! WTF *bangs head on table*

[Danny D]

This happened to my XP machine some time ago and the solutions above solved the problem with the registry. But there is nothing for Windows 7 Yet.

[sc302 Veteran]

at least 2 people offered you support for nothing to look at it, and you choose to format vs allowing a second set of eyes to figure/fix the problem.

I even pointed you to a site to allow anyone that you feel comfortable with to remote in and look at it. ( http://www.showmypc.com )

wow, just wow.

[Danny D]

I appreciate the people that are trying to help, but i dont appreciate the other comments.

[+John Teacake MVC]

Danny set up some sort of VPN and let the two people that offered help a look at what the hell is going on in your Enviroment. Some of the other comments arent necessary your right but some of them are, You have to understand peoples frustration.

[sc302 Veteran]

sawyer no need for vpn with the link i provided, with that software the host connects to a ssh middleman and gets assigned a numeric password of 20 or so digits, the remote has to launch the app on their side connecting to the middleman server, via ssh, and type in the password that has been assigned to the host. once the session is in progress no one else can join the session, also once the session is done all you have to do is close out as there is no software that remains resident on either computer.

Edited November 25, 2009 by sc302

[-KJ]

Actually you can assign file associations through the GUI...

I know that. You can reassign, but you can't unassign, AFAIK. I mean, what would you reassign .lnk files to? They're shortcut filetype...

Microsoft should prevent certain filetypes from easily being associated, or have a 'Remove association' button.

[-KJ]

KJ, I don't know which version of windows you are talking about, but 2000 and xp both can. There is a utility called folder options, and within folder options there is a tab called file types. The file types are listed alphabetically (L is somewhere in the middle between A and Z), you click on the file type that you don't want associated to anything, then you click on the delete button (this doesn't work for all files like doc, as it will assume wordpad as the default doc reader)

I know what you're talking about, but I can't find it in Windows 7 :/. Maybe it's nested in another option or under another name, but I couldn't find it in the Folder Options nor File Property menu.

What Windows 7 has is a 'Set Associations' control panel:

But imagine if someone accidentally associated .lnk to IE. I think I accidentally did this with a right click or slip of drag and drop with the Start Menu. I know I didn't conscientiously navigate through menu's to set file association type. I believe I was reinstalling apps and customizing things when it happened, so I was moving pretty swiftly.

Anyway, Windows allows you to reassign the association at that point -- meaning, they'll present to you a list of programs or let you choose one yourself (like above).

But what about .lnk files should have no associations? How would one do that through the GUI? Not possible, as far as I know.

I think Microsoft should lock or better prevent .lnk and other system files from being associated, or at have a 'Remove/Reset Association' in the 'Set Associations' CP button for accidents like these.

It's pretty annoying, and I hope this is the last time I'll bump into this problem (such an elementary mistake), but MS can make this easier for others.

[Stokkolm]

It was stated earlier, but I'll repeat it for emphasis. You need to go into Control Panel --> Folder Options --> File Associations and remove the file association for .lnk. I repeat, .lnk should have no file association whatsoever. That will fix your problem and you won't have to worry about fudging the registry or any of that other stuff.

In Windows 7, you can find it under the Programs group in the Control Panel. It will say "Make a file type always open in a specific program", just click on that and find .lnk in the list.

[-KJ]

It was stated earlier, but I'll repeat it for emphasis. You need to go into Control Panel --> Folder Options --> File Associations and remove the file association for .lnk. I repeat, .lnk should have no file association whatsoever. That will fix your problem and you won't have to worry about fudging the registry or any of that other stuff.

In Windows 7, you can find it under the Programs group in the Control Panel. It will say "Make a file type always open in a specific program", just click on that and find .lnk in the list.

In Windows 7, there is no button to remove the file association, only a menu to choose another program to associate with.

[Stokkolm]

In Windows 7, there is no button to remove the file association, only a menu to choose another program to associate with.

You are correct, I hadn't actually tried to associate anything.

This program looks like it might help: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/91920-un...ntion-type.html

[+John Teacake MVC]

So Danny if your there did you get it sorted?

[Danny D]

You are correct, I hadn't actually tried to associate anything.

This program looks like it might help: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/91920-un...ntion-type.html

THIS WORKED GREAT!!! Thanks a lot!