[AccessD] Paradox and Windows stupidity

Hi John,

You could try using Regedit.

Take a look at the key

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Extensions]

with luck you'll find .DB listed there and you ca just delete the entry.

Lambert

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	John W. Colby [SMTP:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 26, 2004 5:08 PM
> To:	AccessD
> Subject:	[AccessD] Paradox and Windows stupidity
> 
> Folks,
> 
> I made the mistake of telling a Paradox .Db file to "open with" Access.
> Windows has now decided to place the Access symbol on that and try and
> open
> it with Access all the time.  .Db is NOT an extension listed in the "file
> types" dialog box so I can't "undo" what I did.  And I can't link to these
> things (any more) because Access says "wrong file type".  Where do I go to
> tell Windows that a .Db file is not anything to do with Access?  And
> please
> don't say Explorer/Tools/FolderOptions/File Types because, as I said, DB
> is
> not listed there.
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> 
> 
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