Associate files with specific programs.

[jonken]

How do I assign things file association for certain programs, eg winrar, 7zip, classic media player. I want to associate .7z and .z files with 7zip, .rar with winrar, .zip with windows zip application and .iso files with isobuster.

Please assist me Thanks a lot

[Br4tt3]

Hi!

I dunno for sure.. but reading the registry: (following key)

HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\

Below this key, u will find for example each known file association, for each file ending there is a value:

Content Type - RegSZ - application/<application>

For example, my HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\.doc which one would expect to be associated with Word reads:

Content Type - RegSZ - application/msword

Should be easy to test if this is the place to do it.... prolly could do this using read load or something!

Edited August 30, 2006 by Br4tt3

[jonken]

Thanks I'll try that.

[Br4tt3]

prolly could do this using read load or something!

Never heared of read load, guess that is reg load...

[Ctrl-X]

Check out the internal ASSOC command:

Displays or modifies file extension associations

ASSOC [.ext[=[fileType]]]

  .ext	  Specifies the file extension to associate the file type with
  fileType  Specifies the file type to associate with the file extension

Type ASSOC without parameters to display the current file associations.
If ASSOC is invoked with just a file extension, it displays the current
file association for that file extension.  Specify nothing for the file
type and the command will delete the association for the file extension.

[Br4tt3]

Yup... I guess that does it!

never seen that one before...

[Ctrl-X]

Just type "help" in a command window and be amazed