Problems with File Manager Associations

ID: Q134846

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you use the 16-bit File Manager program (Winfile.exe) to create or modify file associations in Windows or Windows NT 4.0, certain special file types may not function correctly.

Also, if you change a file association using File Manager, the change does not appear on the File Types tab.

MORE INFORMATION

If you use File Manager to create an association for .lnk (shortcut) files, the shortcuts will no longer function correctly. You cannot then use File Manager to re-associate the .lnk extension with shortcut functionality, nor can you restore the shortcut functionality on the File Types tab.

You should not use File Manager to create file associations in Windows or Windows NT 4.0. Instead, use the File Types tab. The Windows and Windows NT 4.0 interface does not allow the association of special files to be changed.

For information about associating a file type with a program, see the "To create or modify a file type" topic in Windows 95 Help.


Keywords          : kbui win95 winshell win98 winnt 
Version           : WINDOWS:95; WINNT:4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 22, 1999