File Associations Not Working


  1. d3m0l1sh3r
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    Windows 7
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    File Associations Not Working


    Hello all,
    I am running Windows 7 32-bit. Recently for whatever reason, many of my file associations are not working. For video and music files, it works fine, but if I try to change other types it will not change, or won't even show up at all.
    For example, I double-click a .rar, choose select program, find 7zFM.exe and hit ok, and it does not add 7zip to the list. Same with .7z or .zip. I went to the control panel file association section, and there's not even entries for .rar, .7z, or .zip, and I cannot find anywhere to add them to the menu, either. Who knows how many other file extensions this is going to happen to.
    So I was wondering if anyone knows a way to fix this?
    Thanks a bunch
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  3. richc46
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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    Will the solution in this Tut, help you?
    Default File Type Associations - Restore
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  4. d3m0l1sh3r
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    Windows 7
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    =\ It did not.

    Also; every time I open uTorrent, it asks me to make it the default for .torrent files, but clearly isnt doing it
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  6. Brink
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    Hello d3m0l1sh3r, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    Are you able to right click on the 7-Zip shortcut and click on "Run as administrator", click on Tools and Options, then select the file extensions you want it to open?

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    Hope this helps,
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  7. d3m0l1sh3r
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    Windows 7
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    Oh wow, /facepalm.
    Thanks!
    That worked. I guess I'll deal with the uTorrent problem.
    Thanks so much,
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  8. Brink
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    You're most welcome d3m0l1sh3r. :)
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