Microsoft KB Archive/134846

= Problems with File Manager Associations =

Article ID: 134846

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q134846





SYMPTOMS
If you use the 16-bit File Manager program (Winfile.exe) to create or modify file associations in Windows or Windows NT 4.0, certain special file types may not function correctly.

Also, if you change a file association using File Manager, the change does not appear on the File Types tab.



MORE INFORMATION
If you use File Manager to create an association for .lnk (shortcut) files, the shortcuts will no longer function correctly. You cannot then use File Manager to re-associate the .lnk extension with shortcut functionality, nor can you restore the shortcut functionality on the File Types tab.

You should not use File Manager to create file associations in Windows or Windows NT 4.0. Instead, use the File Types tab. The Windows and Windows NT 4.0 interface does not allow the association of special files to be changed.

For information about associating a file type with a program, see the "To create or modify a file type" topic in Windows 95 Help.

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