File type Association (.exe, .jpg, ...) Add extension?

[NIQ]

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javascript .js files are associtated with WordPad.exe. ...should be Notepad.exe

.js file extension is missing in the Default Programs-Associate file type....

How can I add and extension(.js) to the list of extensions and protocols?
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[torrentg]

It's in mine as

.js | JScript Script File | Microsoft Windows Based Script Host




Here. Try to import it or merge. Then change to your liking.

 

[Brink]

Hello NIQ, and welcome to Seven Forums.

In addition to Torrentg's post, the js download in the tutorial below should restore the default associations for it.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

Afterwards, you can right click on the .js file and click on Edit to open it on Notepad by default.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[NIQ]

Thank you both,

Somehow after restarting, the .js showed up.
...and now I know of 2 ways(above mentioned) to resolve the issue if it is to reoccur.
Thank you.

...one point I should make.

I ran into this seemingly problem due to a really wierd behavior in Visual Studio 2008, where a .js file when clicked to be edited would show a tab but never show the code itself.

I assumed since the file association was wrong, somehow the file had been saved in an incompatible text mode.

I have now found out that the problem only arises when more than one .js file is brought into edit in a Visual Studio 2008/WIN 7 scenario?
CORRECTION: Even if a new Web App Project is created and 1 folder(includes) with one blank .js is added, it fails to show code and the environement start to misdraw the Solution Explorer pane... if I EXCLUDE the .js from the project... and (re) include it, I sometimes can get it to come up... anyhow the behavior is totally inconsistent.

Do you know of a forum like this one where I can bring up this issue?
. t.y.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome NIQ.

I suppose that you could report this at the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 forum pages.

 

[NIQ]

yes I am going to take the steps to report it...
my previous version of VS did not have this problem.

I will reinstall and run all possible updates first...
...have added a CORRECTION in above post...
t.y.

 

[NIQ]

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as of 11-05-2009, this issue is resolved.

Reinstalling VS2008 and the SP1 Service pack separately,
cleared what I believe were intellisense issues,
that were due to a mismatch in software updates.
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[Brink]

NIQ,

I"m happy to hear that you got it sorted. Thank you for posting back with your results.