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= <span id="KB101649"></span>Running .REG File Updates No File Icons in File Manager =<br />
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Article ID: 101649<br />
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Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006<br />
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* Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1<br />
* Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1<br />
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== SYMPTOMS ==<br />
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When you run a file with the extension .REG to register a new file type in File Manager, File Manager does not update any file icons and it does not refresh its directory windows.<br />
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== CAUSE ==<br />
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When new file types are registered in this manner, File Manager does not generate any notification messages.<br />
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== WORKAROUND ==<br />
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There are two methods to work around this situation:<br /><br />
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* Close File Manager and reopen it.<br /><br />
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* Choose Associate from the File menu to assign a file type to a file extension. File Manager updates its directory windows.<br />
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Additional query words: prodnt<br />
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