Please help with Vista question

[Edelweiss]

Hi there

I am about to start banging my head on the desk, but thought I would check for help here first. I accidentally associated a programme extension (.prn) with a programme and would like to remove this association. I have searched for this info and can't find any way to do it. I don't want to associate it with another programme, just remove the association. Please help!

 

[Subbynet]

You need to mess around from the command line normally, but someone made a little app to do this.

http://xenomorph.net/?page_id=492

 

[FunkyMouse]

1. Download unassoc.zip from this site here:
www winhelponline com/articles/231/1/
2. Save the file to Desktop
3. Extract the contents to a folder and run the file unassoc.exe
4. Select .prn file type from the list
5. Click "Remove file association (User)

Hope this helps.

 

[shaunb]

Hi,

Just in case you wanted to do it without downloading anything, follow these intructions:

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6172036.html

Hopt it helps!

Shaun

 

[Subbynet]

Hi,

Just in case you wanted to do it without downloading anything, follow these intructions:

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6172036.html

Hopt it helps!

Shaun

Unfortunately that will only help you change extension, rather than remove extensions, because to do that you need to use the command line or edit the registry manually..

Microsoft never made it easy to do this in Vista/7 for some unknown reason.

 

[belliez]

Hi,

There is a program I use that can remove file associations. However because I have not posted more than 15 times I cannot post the link.

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[HighQualityLeads]

Please ignore it, I didn't read that you don't want to associate it with another program.

1. Click on "Start"

2. Go to "Default Programs"

3. Click on "associate a file type or protocol with program"

4. Wait till it finds all file types

5. Locate " .prn"

6. Select it and Click on " Change program"

7. Change it to what you want.

I hope it helps

 

[shaunb]

Unfortunately that will only help you change extension, rather than remove extensions, because to do that you need to use the command line or edit the registry manually..

Microsoft never made it easy to do this in Vista/7 for some unknown reason.

Not quite true, i havnt got a machine with Vista on to check, but if you choose the program that you have associated the file with, and then uncheck that extension from its list of associated file extensions, and if that it the only app it is associated with, then it will no longer have anything associated with it.

lol, i dont think ive ever said associated so many times!

Shaun

 

[belliez]

This wont work, you can only change the association and not remove it. I have both vista and xp in front of me and can confirm this. The techrepublic link refers to changing the association and not removing it. In my experience the program that is linked here is the only way. I have also tried editing the registry removing the FileExt key totally and rebooting and it still wont work.

 

[Edelweiss]

THANK YOU! Once again the help from this forum is just brilliant.

I downloaded the app and ran it as instructed, but it stays dimmed on the .prn that I am trying to unassociate. Now this is the extension that I associated with photoshop and I still can't unassociate it 'cause it won't let me. I am really ready to scream.

 

[Subbynet]

Not quite true, i havnt got a machine with Vista on to check, but if you choose the program that you have associated the file with, and then uncheck that extension from its list of associated file extensions, and if that it the only app it is associated with, then it will no longer have anything associated with it.

lol, i dont think ive ever said associated so many times!

Shaun

Unfortunately that doesn't work on Vista / 7. I have both operating systems running now, this is why people have resorted to making little applications like the ones linked to above.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/...associations-in-windows-vista/comment-page-1/

 

[Edelweiss]

I looked at the instructions on the mydigitallife link above and I have to admit I am a bit scared to try this. The unassoc utility is not working for me in this case, is the above my only option?

Thanks again

 

[Edelweiss]

Do I really need to edit the registry? I am too scared!

 

[bigGUK]

I hate vista everything that was easier to do in xp is now complicated this is a typical example

 

[computer storm]

Try the following link to see if this will resolve your problem, not sure if you have done this already but worth a go.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/...sociations-default-programs-in-windows-vista/

 

[Edelweiss]

Thanks Darren, unfortunately that only works if you want to associate a different programme. I need to remove the association completely.

 

[stugster]

If you're up for the challenge, you can remove the association in the registry.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\whatever\OpenWithList <-- just delete all entries in there.

Be careful though. Editing your registry can cause problems. Only do it if you're not a big wuss.

AND EXPORT IT TO A BACKUP FILE BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING!
File > Export !!!