Change File association through GP

[PreviousPoster]

I am trying to change a file association for all workstations.

I would like to have MS Word open up Word Perfect files on the PCs. Word Perfect has been unistalled so the PCs do not have it listed as a file type. All Pcs are windows 2000.

What is the best way to do this or can it be done?

[yogi_bear_79]

The following DOS commands will do what you wish:

ftype MSPaper.Document="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MODI\11.0\MSPVIEW.EXE" "%1"
assoc .tif=MSPaper.Document

ftype MSPaper.Document="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MODI\11.0\MSPVIEW.EXE" "%1"
assoc .tiff=MSPaper.Document

In my example I am associating .tiff files with Microsoft Office Document Imaging. You could update these to reflect your needs, and deploy via various scripting methods.

[brad]

Great Question, yes there is a way to do it. I have inserted an image below to illustrate how to change the file association of a file type.

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