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I have read the 'How to fix .lnk file associations' question. I have the issue, but none of the answers actually say 'associate program XYZ' with the .lnk file type.
I think my issue is that there is an entry in the file association table, so every 'shortcut' wants to open with the associated program. How do I remove the .lnk entry so that Windows 7 will run the program the shortcut points to?
2012-04-20 08:20:00
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2012-02-27 22:56:00
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2012-01-03 19:41:00
Thank you. Solve my problem also. Great job!!
2011-10-07 16:11:00
it did exactly what i wanted it to. thanks.
2011-09-20 20:37:00
THANKS !!!! it works
2011-05-17 03:42:00
how do you do this manually? Why would I run a .exe on my computer that I download from a random website posed as a helping type file. No I don't need any viruses thanks you so much.
2011-05-17 07:00:00
Bob,you can do it manually by editing the registry. I don't know which keys to edit, though. I'm sure you can find it using Google.But why the hassle? Count the comments above of people stating that it worked. And look again to find anyone who reports this .exe file was malware.Good luck!
2011-05-14 10:05:00
Thank you so much for that! It was so helpful, I cannot being to tell you. Thanks very much.
2011-03-14 09:37:00
thx man...u r super good!!! problem solved
2011-03-05 14:42:00
many many tnks friend u solved my problem
2011-01-10 10:10:00
Mille Grazie amico.
2010-09-12 03:55:00
thank you.... I was able to d/l the fix on 2nd computer and then USB transfer it to run fix... I now have a second user set up on the pc... just in case I screw up again
2010-09-11 09:32:00
Hey Billy,If I understood correctly you have the same issue as they question you linked to. You basically, need to remove the associate for *.lnk files. No?You may either use the software recommended in the comment above (
download link
) OR have a look at this article: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/change-fix-broken-file-type-associations-windows-7/
2012-05-09 13:10:47
Thank It work excellent
2010-09-11 06:50:00
HiHope this link will help you:Unassociate file types in Windows 7 & Windows Vista•Download unassoc.zip from the Attachments section, and save to Desktop •Extract the contents to a folder and run the file unassoc.exe •Select the file type from the list •Click Remove file association (User)http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/231/1/An-Utility-to-Unassociate-File-Types-in-Windows-7-and-Vista.html
2011-11-25 07:54:00
Thank you so much. You saved my life :)