Unable to change File Types / Associations on Windows 2000 Terminal Server

[Russell Sumich]

Grreting All,

We have installed a Windows 2000 Terminal Server, SP3, and
migrated user profiles from Windows NT TSE.

However, no user (including the Administrator) can alter
the file types / associations. After opening Explorer,
selecting Tool -> Folder Options -> File Types all options
are greyed out for all files types. Furthermore, when
running explorer and right-mouse clicking on a particular
file and selecting "Open With" I can select a different
application, however, the option to "always use this
program" is again greyed out.

The file type in question is JPG.

I have run regedt32 and checked registry permissions,
however, the administrator has full access to all the
registry.

In order to fix this problem I edited the registry at
HKCR\jpegfile\shell\open\command to point to the default
imaging program. This works, however, I get an error
that "<filename> or one of it's components cannot be
opened"

Any ideas?

Note - after changing the entry back again, the JPG files
open in Internet Explorer TWICE !!!

Regards,
Russell Sumich

[A.Weichert]

>You can enable this functionality by changing the
following registry entry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Policies\Explorer] "NoFileAssociate"=dword:00000000

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may
cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall
your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you
can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor
incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Changing this key from its default value of 00000001
enables the File Types dialog box to function just as it
does for other Windows 2000 configurations. Administrators
and Power Users can change the global file type settings
for the computer and all of its users.

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[Russell Sumich]

Great, that worked. Thx

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