.wri filetype association ad associations in general.

[Al Dykes]

While setting up my new W7 system a software package offered a readme

file in .WRI format and Windows doesn't know what to do with

it. Wordpad doesn't seem to exist anymore and I don't use MS Office.



What should .WRI be associated with?



While I have your attention, where in W7 do i look at and set filetype

associations?

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Al Dykes

News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.

- Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail

 

[Roy Smith]

On 4/22/2010 5:14 AM, Al Dykes wrote:

> While setting up my new W7 system a software package offered a readme

> file in .WRI format and Windows doesn't know what to do with

> it. Wordpad doesn't seem to exist anymore and I don't use MS Office.

>

> What should .WRI be associated with?

>

> While I have your attention, where in W7 do i look at and set filetype

> associations?



That's odd, when I click on the Start Orb - All Programs - Accessories I

see Wordpad as the last item in the folder on my Win7 Home Premium box.

Do you not see it there too? You can also type wordpad in the search

panel at the bottom of the start menu to find it as well.



Filetype associations can be made/edited by clicking on Start then type

in the search panel "filetype".



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Roy Smith

Windows 7 Home Premium



Timestamp: Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:45:32 AM

 

[David]

On 22 Apr 2010 06:14:34 -0400, adykes@panix.com (Al Dykes) wrote:



>While setting up my new W7 system a software package offered a readme

>file in .WRI format and Windows doesn't know what to do with

>it. Wordpad doesn't seem to exist anymore and I don't use MS Office.

>

>What should .WRI be associated with?

>

>While I have your attention, where in W7 do i look at and set filetype

>associations?



Wordpad is at C:\Program files\Windows NT\Accessories



The lnk is at

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories



Set file type associations

Control Panel > Default Programs > Associate a file type or protocol with

a program

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David: NorthWest England

 

[Dave \Crash\ Dummy]

David wrote:

> On 22 Apr 2010 06:14:34 -0400, adykes@panix.com (Al Dykes) wrote:

>

>> While setting up my new W7 system a software package offered a

>> readme file in .WRI format and Windows doesn't know what to do with

>> it. Wordpad doesn't seem to exist anymore and I don't use MS

>> Office.

>>

>> What should .WRI be associated with?

>>

>> While I have your attention, where in W7 do i look at and set

>> filetype associations?

>

> Wordpad is at C:\Program files\Windows NT\Accessories

>

> The lnk is at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start

> Menu\Programs\Accessories

>

> Set file type associations Control Panel > Default Programs >

> Associate a file type or protocol with a program



The Nirsoft File Types Manager gives a lot more flexibility than the

native Windows 7 file association utility. I got it because it allows me

to assign more than one program for an extension.



http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html



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Crash



"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth."

~ Otto von Bismarck ~

 

[Al Dykes]

In article ,

Roy Smith wrote:

>On 4/22/2010 5:14 AM, Al Dykes wrote:

>> While setting up my new W7 system a software package offered a readme

>> file in .WRI format and Windows doesn't know what to do with

>> it. Wordpad doesn't seem to exist anymore and I don't use MS Office.

>>

>> What should .WRI be associated with?

>>

>> While I have your attention, where in W7 do i look at and set filetype

>> associations?

>

>That's odd, when I click on the Start Orb - All Programs - Accessories I

>see Wordpad as the last item in the folder on my Win7 Home Premium box.

> Do you not see it there too? You can also type wordpad in the search

>panel at the bottom of the start menu to find it as well.



Thanks, yes it's in accessories. the filetype association is

non-existent.



>

>Filetype associations can be made/edited by clicking on Start then type

>in the search panel "filetype".

>



I guess I have to get used to using the search box as my command

shell.

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Al Dykes

News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.

- Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail