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    Windows 7 Server - Weird bugs

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Impactor, Apr 13, 2009.

  1. Impactor

    Impactor Notebook Consultant

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    Here is the list of what annoys me the most. Would be great if someone knew some quick fix for these:

    1. No matter how many times I click "Use opera as the default browser" on Opera start, it never actually sets itself default.

    2. Customization of notification icons resets itself on every reset and I have to set to hide/show my 12 icons again and again.

    3. I cannot set .DOC files to be associated with Word. I click "Open with..."/Change/Browse. I select WinWord and click OK but there is no effect - it is still opened by WordPad. With every other file type/program this method works, but not with Word.
     
    Impactor, Apr 13, 2009
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  2. JCMS

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    Which build are you using? Had similar problems on 7000.
     
    JCMS, Apr 14, 2009
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  3. Impactor

    Impactor Notebook Consultant

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    it is 7000 as there is no newer release of Server.

    I solved bugs 1 and 2 but 3 is a hard one. I even tried editing .doc assignments in registry but it is locked and cannot be unlocked.
     
    Impactor, Apr 14, 2009
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  4. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    chance the permissions on those registry-parts?
     
    davepermen, Apr 15, 2009
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    No such thing as windows 7 'server'.
     
    newsposter, Apr 17, 2009
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  6. Impactor

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    Oh, I tried all the methods of changing the permission, from built in windows admin tools to dedicated console tools downloadable from microsoft. Nothing worked.


    Yeah, but that sounds more obvious than 2008 R2. There already is 2008 Server and someone could confuse the two. It happens, I kid you not.
     
    Impactor, Apr 17, 2009
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    admin tools? console tools?

    right click on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.doc and chose permissions. it can't be that only those don't work, as they are all in the same file stores, then. except if it's a per-registry-key-permission setting.
     
    davepermen, Apr 18, 2009
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  8. Impactor

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    I've been there. It won't let me change permissions no matter what I do.
     
    Impactor, Apr 18, 2009
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