File Associations Not Working

d3m0l1sh3r

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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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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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Acer Aspire
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Motherboard
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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?

7-Zip.jpg

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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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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Acer Aspire
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Windows 7
CPU
2.1GHz AMD Dual Core x64
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
4gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9800GT
Monitor(s) Displays
19" Acer & 14" Acer
Hard Drives
320GB internal, 2 500 GB externals
Cooling
fans
You're most welcome d3m0l1sh3r. :)
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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