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.wri filetype association ad associations in general.

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Al Dykes

Flightless Bird
While setting up my new W7 system a software package offered a readme
file in .WRI format and Windows doesn't know what to do with
it. Wordpad doesn't seem to exist anymore and I don't use MS Office.

What should .WRI be associated with?

While I have your attention, where in W7 do i look at and set filetype
associations?
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Al Dykes
News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.
- Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
 
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Roy Smith

Flightless Bird
On 4/22/2010 5:14 AM, Al Dykes wrote:
> While setting up my new W7 system a software package offered a readme
> file in .WRI format and Windows doesn't know what to do with
> it. Wordpad doesn't seem to exist anymore and I don't use MS Office.
>
> What should .WRI be associated with?
>
> While I have your attention, where in W7 do i look at and set filetype
> associations?


That's odd, when I click on the Start Orb - All Programs - Accessories I
see Wordpad as the last item in the folder on my Win7 Home Premium box.
Do you not see it there too? You can also type wordpad in the search
panel at the bottom of the start menu to find it as well.

Filetype associations can be made/edited by clicking on Start then type
in the search panel "filetype".

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Roy Smith
Windows 7 Home Premium

Timestamp: Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:45:32 AM
 
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David

Flightless Bird
On 22 Apr 2010 06:14:34 -0400, adykes@panix.com (Al Dykes) wrote:

>While setting up my new W7 system a software package offered a readme
>file in .WRI format and Windows doesn't know what to do with
>it. Wordpad doesn't seem to exist anymore and I don't use MS Office.
>
>What should .WRI be associated with?
>
>While I have your attention, where in W7 do i look at and set filetype
>associations?


Wordpad is at C:/Program files\Windows NT\Accessories

The lnk is at
C:/ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories

Set file type associations
Control Panel > Default Programs > Associate a file type or protocol with
a program
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Claim nothing:Enjoy
David: NorthWest England
 
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Dave \Crash\ Dummy

Flightless Bird
David wrote:
> On 22 Apr 2010 06:14:34 -0400, adykes@panix.com (Al Dykes) wrote:
>
>> While setting up my new W7 system a software package offered a
>> readme file in .WRI format and Windows doesn't know what to do with
>> it. Wordpad doesn't seem to exist anymore and I don't use MS
>> Office.
>>
>> What should .WRI be associated with?
>>
>> While I have your attention, where in W7 do i look at and set
>> filetype associations?

>
> Wordpad is at C:/Program files\Windows NT\Accessories
>
> The lnk is at C:/ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start
> Menu\Programs\Accessories
>
> Set file type associations Control Panel > Default Programs >
> Associate a file type or protocol with a program


The Nirsoft File Types Manager gives a lot more flexibility than the
native Windows 7 file association utility. I got it because it allows me
to assign more than one program for an extension.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html

--
Crash

"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth."
~ Otto von Bismarck ~
 
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Al Dykes

Flightless Bird
In article <BFWzn.68747$7n7.54157@en-nntp-14.dc1.easynews.com>,
Roy Smith <rasmith1959@live.com> wrote:
>On 4/22/2010 5:14 AM, Al Dykes wrote:
>> While setting up my new W7 system a software package offered a readme
>> file in .WRI format and Windows doesn't know what to do with
>> it. Wordpad doesn't seem to exist anymore and I don't use MS Office.
>>
>> What should .WRI be associated with?
>>
>> While I have your attention, where in W7 do i look at and set filetype
>> associations?

>
>That's odd, when I click on the Start Orb - All Programs - Accessories I
>see Wordpad as the last item in the folder on my Win7 Home Premium box.
> Do you not see it there too? You can also type wordpad in the search
>panel at the bottom of the start menu to find it as well.


Thanks, yes it's in accessories. the filetype association is
non-existent.

>
>Filetype associations can be made/edited by clicking on Start then type
>in the search panel "filetype".
>


I guess I have to get used to using the search box as my command
shell. :)
--
Al Dykes
News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.
- Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
 
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