Microsoft has removed the useful File Types tab in the folder options of Windows Explorer in Windows Vista and Windows 7. The File Types menu displayed a list of known file extensions along with editing options. Types is a lightweight Windows program to modify file extension properties under Windows Vista and Windows 7 (it actually [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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ExtMan, Create, Edit, Delete File Extensions In Windows
Windows 7 users who have been working under Windows XP previously may have noticed that the way file extensions are managed have changed in the new operating system. Users who want to assign a program to a file extension need to open the Windows Control Panel, click on Default Programs and there on associate a [...]
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Change File Types With Types For Windows
Handling all the file types directly in Windows Explorer can be a strenuous task, as the manageability is not really optimal, especially if multiple file types need to be changed or edited. Types on the other hand is a free program for Windows to change file types easily. The program will automatically scan the file [...]
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Recognize any file extension in seconds
Not only are there hundreds of standard and common extensions we’ve already learned to recognize by heart by seeing them every day, there are also many specific and rare extensions we come across from time to time because as a matter of fact, every programmer can create extensions for his purposes. So how do we handle that?
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How to fix broken file associations
Did you ever have the problem that you wanted to change the file association of a certain file type but were not able to ? The normal way of right-clicking the filetype, clicking on Properties, then on the Change button next to the Opens With entry and browsing to the executable did not work for me because the executable was not added as the default software.