hi can anyone help! my file extensions have gone for (audioCD,Drive,DVD
Video,File folder,Folder,help and support center protocol,internet
shortcut,intervideo media file,speeddial,url:callto protocol,+ a load of
others) i cant open control panel or my computer a error msg keeps on comin
up sayin "this file does not have a program associated with it for performing
this action and its sayin to create and association in the folder options,
How do i do this and wot file extensions and associated file types am i
suppose to use if anyone can help plz email me @ worm20newqs********.co.uk
would be greatly appriciated

james hooper wrote:
> Hi, can anyone help? My file extensions have gone for (audioCD, Drive, DVD
> Video, File folder, Folder, help and support center protocol, internet
> shortcut, intervideo media file, speeddial, url:callto protocol, & a load of
> others). I can't open control panel or my computer; an error msg keeps on coming
> up saying "this file does not have a program associated with it for performing
> this action" and it's saying to create an association in the folder options.
> How do I do this and what file extensions and associated file types am I
> supposed to use? If anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated.

Try a System Restore to a date before the problem first occurred. If
that doesn't help, try the following:

Fix File Associations.
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Joe =o)

james hooper wrote:
> Hi, can anyone help? My file extensions have gone for (audioCD, Drive, DVD
> Video, File folder, Folder, help and support center protocol, internet
> shortcut, intervideo media file, speeddial, url:callto protocol, & a load of
> others). I can't open control panel or my computer; an error msg keeps on coming
> up saying "this file does not have a program associated with it for performing
> this action" and it's saying to create an association in the folder options.
> How do I do this and what file extensions and associated file types am I
> supposed to use? If anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated.

Try a System Restore to a date before the problem first occurred. If
that doesn't help, try the following:

Fix File Associations.
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Joe =o)

James

This link may help with your problem:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_easy_file.htm

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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"james hooper" <jameshooper20******.co.uk> wrote in message
news:574A740C-8C59-4A78-92DB-388B3A0CBE77@microsoft.com...
> hi can anyone help! my file extensions have gone for
> (audioCD,Drive,DVD
> Video,File folder,Folder,help and support center protocol,internet
> shortcut,intervideo media file,speeddial,url:callto protocol,+ a load
> of
> others) i cant open control panel or my computer a error msg keeps on
> comin
> up sayin "this file does not have a program associated with it for
> performing
> this action and its sayin to create and association in the folder
> options,
> How do i do this and wot file extensions and associated file types am
> i
> suppose to use if anyone can help plz email me @
> worm20newqs********.co.uk
> would be greatly appriciated

James

This link may help with your problem:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_easy_file.htm

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


"james hooper" <jameshooper20******.co.uk> wrote in message
news:574A740C-8C59-4A78-92DB-388B3A0CBE77@microsoft.com...
> hi can anyone help! my file extensions have gone for
> (audioCD,Drive,DVD
> Video,File folder,Folder,help and support center protocol,internet
> shortcut,intervideo media file,speeddial,url:callto protocol,+ a load
> of
> others) i cant open control panel or my computer a error msg keeps on
> comin
> up sayin "this file does not have a program associated with it for
> performing
> this action and its sayin to create and association in the folder
> options,
> How do i do this and wot file extensions and associated file types am
> i
> suppose to use if anyone can help plz email me @
> worm20newqs********.co.uk
> would be greatly appriciated