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 file associate fix

Unable to open the file  .audiocd , avi  ,bat , bmp ,chm ,cmd ,com ,dvr-ms ,exe ,gif ,htm ,html ,ico ,inf ,jpe jpeg ,jpg ,js ,lnk ,mp3, mpe, mpg ,msc, mpeg, reg ,scr, tif ,tiff, txt ,vbs, wma, wmv ,wsf, xml ,xps, zip, Folder, Directory, Drive



The file associate problem can be fixed using the following registery files

open the zip file and double click on the registery file and restart the system.
( file associate  fixes for vista)

audiocd	avi	bat	bmp	chm	cmd	com
dvr-ms	exe	gif	htm	html	ico	inf
jpe	jpeg	jpg	js	lnk	mp3	mpe
mpg	msc	mpeg	reg	scr	tif	tiff
txt	vbs	wma	wmv	wsf	xml	xps
zip	Folder	Directory	Drive

( file associate  fixes for windows 7)

AVI	ICO	REG
BAT	IMG	SCR
BMP	INF	TIF/TIFF
CHM	JPE/JPEG/JPG	TXT
CMD	JS	VBS
COM	LNK	WMA
EXE	MP3	WMV
GIF	MPE/MPEG/MPG	XML
HTM/HTML	MSC	ZIP
Directory	Drive	Folder

source:  http://www.winhelponline.com