It is pleasant to click on a file to automatically open the program assigned to the file type.
However, it happens again and again that these file associations are lost because a newly installed program usurps them or they get confused in an unfathomable way.

 

Under Vista the assignments can usually be restored via Standard programs> Set file assignments ...

 

 

 

 

 

But there are no more options. Under Windows XP it was still possible to create additional context menu entries, which in Vista can only be done via the registry.

 

If you want to easily restore file associations or add another action to the context menu, you should take a look at the ExtMan freeware tool.

 

ExtMan does not have to be installed, it starts directly and offers a list of all file associations, which can be easily edited after selection.
New file types can also be created, which is apparently not possible under Vista without the corresponding file or the corresponding program that creates these entries.

 

 

 

The following actions are possible:

• Edit extension
• Create a new extension
• Read in extensions again
• Reset icon cache
• Create a backup

 

If you are unsure whether your actions are promising, you can save the corresponding file assignment as a reg file beforehand and restore it if necessary with a double-click.

 

The program is bilingual, German and English can be selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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