Ed Bott’s Microsoft Challenge–7/6/2000

My file associations have been hijacked again! Some rude application developer decided that his program deserved to take over all files with a particular file extension, even though I prefer to use another program for that particular task. I want toundo the damage without having to reinstall software. More importantly, I want your help in finding a way to keep this from happening again. How do you keep pushy programs from taking over file associations? Do you have a favorite registry hack or athird-party utility to manage file associations? Share it with your fellow TechRepublic members. I’ll hand over 1000 TechPoints for every suggestion I use in my next column.