I was afraid I would have to reinstall.

Thanks, Rich



In article <48190fd9$0$5706$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>, rbarry@socal.rr.com
says...
> Emory, did you install programs to the partition you deleted? If so
> you will have to
> reinstall them in order for the Registry to see the correct path. The
> registry is looking for
> the old partition Letter which no longer exists. Hence no path.
> "Emory Richter" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.22828a1a10fd74839896a3@msnews.microsoft.c om...
> >
> >
> > In windows XP,
> > I removed a partition from my hard drive
> > and then replaced the files
> > that had been in the partition.
> >
> > All applications run fine, except
> > all file associations to their programs have been lost.
> > For example:
> > clicking jpg files no longer opens my graphics program
> > clicking pdf files no longer opens Acrobat.
> >
> > I have tried in the context menu 'open with'
> > but the dialog will not add the icon of my graphics program
> > and will not open the file in the graphics .exe that I browse to.
> >
> > I have tried Tools> Folder options> File Types
> > but I cannot change the association to the selected file.
> > I have deleted the file from File Type
> > and replaced it as a new file type
> > but still the association cannot be made.
> >
> > Is there a way to associate my files
> > with their proper applications ?
>
>
>