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How do you associate the .exe file extension with a program in Windows?
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Mar 15, 20269544 viewsConfidence Score0%
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A few years ago I saw somebody play a prank on somebody by associating the file extension with Internet Explorer. This made Internet Explorer open up every time the person wanted to start a program. Unfortunately, I forgot how this was done. I tried to use the Control Panel tool, but it didn't list…
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Fix for: How do you associate the .exe file extension with a program in Windows?
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When doing "pranks" like that, it is not enough to just follow a step-by-step tutorial or a batch script; it's best to know something about how the actual data is stored – it becomes easier to recover later. All file associations are kept in Registr…
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