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How to force a file association in Windows 7? (Regedit?)

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Mar 15, 202637746 views
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I recently upgraded my Adobe CS4 Des. Standard to CS5. For some reason Adobe didn't overwrite CS4 but instead installed CS5 as a whole new series of programs. Seeing as I didn't want both CS4 & CS5 I un-installed CS4. Problem was, it also destroyed all my file associations. So , , etc... aren't ass…

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I have good experience with Default Programs Editor - "powerful, multi-featured file association utility for Windows". Free and small, no install needed. I googled it while I was looking for some user-friendly way to change file icons :-)

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