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    help! "open with always"

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by 1201NFTW, May 15, 2010.

  1. 1201NFTW

    1201NFTW Notebook Evangelist

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    so being an idiot i though i was going to read a .dll file and selected "open with -always use this program"

    i did not uncheck the "always use this program" box. how do i undo this? i hope i didn't permanently mess something up

    it was a .dll file and i am using Windows 7 Home Premium
     
    1201NFTW, May 15, 2010
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    Open regedit, and find the following key

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.dll

    Delete the key "userchoice"
     
    goofball, May 15, 2010
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    1201NFTW Notebook Evangelist

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    thank you :) for a second i though i may have permanently messed something up :)

    thanks :)
     
    1201NFTW, May 16, 2010
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