File Associations and User Profiles

[Guest Steve]

I have an issue with file associations not being set for all users. I log in

as local administrator and set Microsoft Document Imaging Veiwer to open

..tiff and .tif files. I check the box to always use this program to open this

type of file. It works as it should for the local administrator. But when I

log in as a different user that does not have admin privledges the file

association does reflect the changes I made to use Microsoft Document Imaging

viewer to open .tiff and .tif files. How can I set this so that all users on

our computers will use the same program to open .tiff and .tif files? I feel

like this is some sort of a permissions issue but I am not sure where the

problem is.

[Guest Jim]

Re: File Associations and User Profiles

 

 

"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:4CF56E4E-D934-4CD6-92E9-9AE998301F0D@microsoft.com...

>I have an issue with file associations not being set for all users. I log

>in

> as local administrator and set Microsoft Document Imaging Veiwer to open

> .tiff and .tif files. I check the box to always use this program to open

> this

> type of file. It works as it should for the local administrator. But when

> I

> log in as a different user that does not have admin privledges the file

> association does reflect the changes I made to use Microsoft Document

> Imaging

> viewer to open .tiff and .tif files. How can I set this so that all users

> on

> our computers will use the same program to open .tiff and .tif files? I

> feel

> like this is some sort of a permissions issue but I am not sure where the

> problem is.

To make the changes affect all users, you need to make the changes to the

correct hive of the registry. What you describe only makes changes to the

login account's hive (ntuser.dat).

Jim

[Guest Steve]

Re: File Associations and User Profiles

 

What registry setting needs to be changed? I am assuming it needs to be

changed under HKEY_Local machine but I am not finding the the actual setting

that needs to be changed.

 

"Jim" wrote:

>

> "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:4CF56E4E-D934-4CD6-92E9-9AE998301F0D@microsoft.com...

> >I have an issue with file associations not being set for all users. I log

> >in

> > as local administrator and set Microsoft Document Imaging Veiwer to open

> > .tiff and .tif files. I check the box to always use this program to open

> > this

> > type of file. It works as it should for the local administrator. But when

> > I

> > log in as a different user that does not have admin privledges the file

> > association does reflect the changes I made to use Microsoft Document

> > Imaging

> > viewer to open .tiff and .tif files. How can I set this so that all users

> > on

> > our computers will use the same program to open .tiff and .tif files? I

> > feel

> > like this is some sort of a permissions issue but I am not sure where the

> > problem is.

> To make the changes affect all users, you need to make the changes to the

> correct hive of the registry. What you describe only makes changes to the

> login account's hive (ntuser.dat).

> Jim

>

>

>

[Guest Rey Santos]

Re: File Associations and User Profiles

 

Look for it here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

NoFileAssociate should have a value of 0

 

a value of 0 or a missing value enables the user's ability to change file

associations

a value of 1 disables the user's ability to change file associations

 

--

Rey

 

 

"Steve" wrote:

> What registry setting needs to be changed? I am assuming it needs to be

> changed under HKEY_Local machine but I am not finding the the actual setting

> that needs to be changed.

>

> "Jim" wrote:

>

> >

> > "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:4CF56E4E-D934-4CD6-92E9-9AE998301F0D@microsoft.com...

> > >I have an issue with file associations not being set for all users. I log

> > >in

> > > as local administrator and set Microsoft Document Imaging Veiwer to open

> > > .tiff and .tif files. I check the box to always use this program to open

> > > this

> > > type of file. It works as it should for the local administrator. But when

> > > I

> > > log in as a different user that does not have admin privledges the file

> > > association does reflect the changes I made to use Microsoft Document

> > > Imaging

> > > viewer to open .tiff and .tif files. How can I set this so that all users

> > > on

> > > our computers will use the same program to open .tiff and .tif files? I

> > > feel

> > > like this is some sort of a permissions issue but I am not sure where the

> > > problem is.

> > To make the changes affect all users, you need to make the changes to the

> > correct hive of the registry. What you describe only makes changes to the

> > login account's hive (ntuser.dat).

> > Jim

> >

> >

> >

[Guest Jim]

Re: File Associations and User Profiles

 

 

"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5A2AE3E6-D79F-4956-92BA-E8BD0F1E6B90@microsoft.com...

> What registry setting needs to be changed? I am assuming it needs to be

> changed under HKEY_Local machine but I am not finding the the actual

> setting

> that needs to be changed.

>

> "Jim" wrote:

>

>>

>> "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:4CF56E4E-D934-4CD6-92E9-9AE998301F0D@microsoft.com...

>> >I have an issue with file associations not being set for all users. I

>> >log

>> >in

>> > as local administrator and set Microsoft Document Imaging Veiwer to

>> > open

>> > .tiff and .tif files. I check the box to always use this program to

>> > open

>> > this

>> > type of file. It works as it should for the local administrator. But

>> > when

>> > I

>> > log in as a different user that does not have admin privledges the file

>> > association does reflect the changes I made to use Microsoft Document

>> > Imaging

>> > viewer to open .tiff and .tif files. How can I set this so that all

>> > users

>> > on

>> > our computers will use the same program to open .tiff and .tif files? I

>> > feel

>> > like this is some sort of a permissions issue but I am not sure where

>> > the

>> > problem is.

>> To make the changes affect all users, you need to make the changes to the

>> correct hive of the registry. What you describe only makes changes to

>> the

>> login account's hive (ntuser.dat).

>> Jim

>>

>>

>>

This subject is discussed in Appendix A to "Microsoft Windows Registry

Guide" by Jerry Honeycutt.

The keys exist in either HKCR or HKLM or both. The default values, which

possibly what you need to change, reside in HKLM\Software\Classes. Per-user

values reside in HKCU\Software\Classes.

When you make associations useing the "Open With" dialog or the Folder

Options, you are making changes to HKCU. The only way to make changes to

HKLM is with regedit. There is lots more to the subject in the reference.

Jim

[Guest Steve]

Re: File Associations and User Profiles

 

Hello Rey,

 

I have made that change and it has no effect. Even if this did work this

seems it would only give the ability for All Users to change file

associations. What I am looking for is a way to set .tiff files to open with

Microsoft Document Imaging for All Users so when any user logs into the

machine this file association is set without them having to go and change it.

Is there a way to do this?

 

"Rey Santos" wrote:

> Look for it here:

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

> NoFileAssociate should have a value of 0

>

> a value of 0 or a missing value enables the user's ability to change file

> associations

> a value of 1 disables the user's ability to change file associations

>

> --

> Rey

>

>

> "Steve" wrote:

>

> > What registry setting needs to be changed? I am assuming it needs to be

> > changed under HKEY_Local machine but I am not finding the the actual setting

> > that needs to be changed.

> >

> > "Jim" wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > > news:4CF56E4E-D934-4CD6-92E9-9AE998301F0D@microsoft.com...

> > > >I have an issue with file associations not being set for all users. I log

> > > >in

> > > > as local administrator and set Microsoft Document Imaging Veiwer to open

> > > > .tiff and .tif files. I check the box to always use this program to open

> > > > this

> > > > type of file. It works as it should for the local administrator. But when

> > > > I

> > > > log in as a different user that does not have admin privledges the file

> > > > association does reflect the changes I made to use Microsoft Document

> > > > Imaging

> > > > viewer to open .tiff and .tif files. How can I set this so that all users

> > > > on

> > > > our computers will use the same program to open .tiff and .tif files? I

> > > > feel

> > > > like this is some sort of a permissions issue but I am not sure where the

> > > > problem is.

> > > To make the changes affect all users, you need to make the changes to the

> > > correct hive of the registry. What you describe only makes changes to the

> > > login account's hive (ntuser.dat).

> > > Jim

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest Rey Santos]

Re: File Associations and User Profiles

 

The key for the current user:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

Same value for NoFileAssociate

a value of 0 or a missing value enables the user's ability to change file

associations

a value of 1 disables the user's ability to change file associations

 

 

--

Rey

 

 

"Steve" wrote:

> Hello Rey,

>

> I have made that change and it has no effect. Even if this did work this

> seems it would only give the ability for All Users to change file

> associations. What I am looking for is a way to set .tiff files to open with

> Microsoft Document Imaging for All Users so when any user logs into the

> machine this file association is set without them having to go and change it.

> Is there a way to do this?

>

> "Rey Santos" wrote:

>

> > Look for it here:

> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

> > NoFileAssociate should have a value of 0

> >

> > a value of 0 or a missing value enables the user's ability to change file

> > associations

> > a value of 1 disables the user's ability to change file associations

> >

> > --

> > Rey

> >

> >

> > "Steve" wrote:

> >

> > > What registry setting needs to be changed? I am assuming it needs to be

> > > changed under HKEY_Local machine but I am not finding the the actual setting

> > > that needs to be changed.

> > >

> > > "Jim" wrote:

> > >

> > > >

> > > > "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > > > news:4CF56E4E-D934-4CD6-92E9-9AE998301F0D@microsoft.com...

> > > > >I have an issue with file associations not being set for all users. I log

> > > > >in

> > > > > as local administrator and set Microsoft Document Imaging Veiwer to open

> > > > > .tiff and .tif files. I check the box to always use this program to open

> > > > > this

> > > > > type of file. It works as it should for the local administrator. But when

> > > > > I

> > > > > log in as a different user that does not have admin privledges the file

> > > > > association does reflect the changes I made to use Microsoft Document

> > > > > Imaging

> > > > > viewer to open .tiff and .tif files. How can I set this so that all users

> > > > > on

> > > > > our computers will use the same program to open .tiff and .tif files? I

> > > > > feel

> > > > > like this is some sort of a permissions issue but I am not sure where the

> > > > > problem is.

> > > > To make the changes affect all users, you need to make the changes to the

> > > > correct hive of the registry. What you describe only makes changes to the

> > > > login account's hive (ntuser.dat).

> > > > Jim

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest Steve]

Re: File Associations and User Profiles

 

Hello again Rey,

 

I think I am not explaining myself clearly.

 

The regedit you suggest does not accomplish what I need. I need to set .tiff

files to open with Microsoft Document Imaging viewer for anyone that logs in

to the computer. I want to set this globally. Not just give users the ability

to change file associations. I am creating an image for our new PC's and I

want this set in the image. I am not trying to give the user the ability to

change file associations for themselves. I want to set it before the PC gets

rolled out.

 

Thank you for any assistance.

 

"Rey Santos" wrote:

> The key for the current user:

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

> Same value for NoFileAssociate

> a value of 0 or a missing value enables the user's ability to change file

> associations

> a value of 1 disables the user's ability to change file associations

>

>

> --

> Rey

>

>

> "Steve" wrote:

>

> > Hello Rey,

> >

> > I have made that change and it has no effect. Even if this did work this

> > seems it would only give the ability for All Users to change file

> > associations. What I am looking for is a way to set .tiff files to open with

> > Microsoft Document Imaging for All Users so when any user logs into the

> > machine this file association is set without them having to go and change it.

> > Is there a way to do this?

> >

> > "Rey Santos" wrote:

> >

> > > Look for it here:

> > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

> > > NoFileAssociate should have a value of 0

> > >

> > > a value of 0 or a missing value enables the user's ability to change file

> > > associations

> > > a value of 1 disables the user's ability to change file associations

> > >

> > > --

> > > Rey

> > >

> > >

> > > "Steve" wrote:

> > >

> > > > What registry setting needs to be changed? I am assuming it needs to be

> > > > changed under HKEY_Local machine but I am not finding the the actual setting

> > > > that needs to be changed.

> > > >

> > > > "Jim" wrote:

> > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > > > > news:4CF56E4E-D934-4CD6-92E9-9AE998301F0D@microsoft.com...

> > > > > >I have an issue with file associations not being set for all users. I log

> > > > > >in

> > > > > > as local administrator and set Microsoft Document Imaging Veiwer to open

> > > > > > .tiff and .tif files. I check the box to always use this program to open

> > > > > > this

> > > > > > type of file. It works as it should for the local administrator. But when

> > > > > > I

> > > > > > log in as a different user that does not have admin privledges the file

> > > > > > association does reflect the changes I made to use Microsoft Document

> > > > > > Imaging

> > > > > > viewer to open .tiff and .tif files. How can I set this so that all users

> > > > > > on

> > > > > > our computers will use the same program to open .tiff and .tif files? I

> > > > > > feel

> > > > > > like this is some sort of a permissions issue but I am not sure where the

> > > > > > problem is.

> > > > > To make the changes affect all users, you need to make the changes to the

> > > > > correct hive of the registry. What you describe only makes changes to the

> > > > > login account's hive (ntuser.dat).

> > > > > Jim

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

[Guest ju.c]

Re: File Associations and User Profiles

 

Follow these instructions to change TIF and TIFF association for all users:

 

1. Open the Registry Editor.

(Open a Run box and enter: regedit.exe)

2. Expand "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT"

3. Find ".tif"

4. Click on it and note the Data for (Default)

5. Click on ".tiff" and check that its (Default) is the same as ".tif"

6. Go down to the key from (Default)

(It may be "MSPaper.Document")

7. Click on it, right-click it and choose "Export"

(Save to Desktop as "TIF_HKCU.reg")

8. Now go all the way up and collapse "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT"

9. Expand "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"

10. Expand "Software"

1. Expand "Classes"

12. Repeat here steps 3 to 6.

13. Click on it, right-click it and choose "Export"

(Save to Desktop as "TIF_HKLM_old.reg")

13. Close the Registry Editor.

14. Open "TIF_HKCU.reg" in Notepad.

15. Search and replace all of "[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\"

with "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\"

16. Save-As "TIF_HKLM_new.reg"

17. Now import "TIF_HKLM_new.reg" by double-clicking or

right-clicking and merging into the registry.

18. Save those reg files for backup.

 

Note:

If, for some reason, that does not work you can just import the "TIF_HKCU.reg" file during another

users session.

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:48424570-C631-493A-8566-4245E5E763AD@microsoft.com...

> Hello again Rey,

>

> I think I am not explaining myself clearly.

>

> The regedit you suggest does not accomplish what I need. I need to set .tiff

> files to open with Microsoft Document Imaging viewer for anyone that logs in

> to the computer. I want to set this globally. Not just give users the ability

> to change file associations. I am creating an image for our new PC's and I

> want this set in the image. I am not trying to give the user the ability to

> change file associations for themselves. I want to set it before the PC gets

> rolled out.

>

> Thank you for any assistance.

>

> "Rey Santos" wrote:

>

>> The key for the current user:

>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

>> Same value for NoFileAssociate

>> a value of 0 or a missing value enables the user's ability to change file

>> associations

>> a value of 1 disables the user's ability to change file associations

>>

>>

>> --

>> Rey

>>

>>

>> "Steve" wrote:

>>

>> > Hello Rey,

>> >

>> > I have made that change and it has no effect. Even if this did work this

>> > seems it would only give the ability for All Users to change file

>> > associations. What I am looking for is a way to set .tiff files to open with

>> > Microsoft Document Imaging for All Users so when any user logs into the

>> > machine this file association is set without them having to go and change it.

>> > Is there a way to do this?

>> >

>> > "Rey Santos" wrote:

>> >

>> > > Look for it here:

>> > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

>> > > NoFileAssociate should have a value of 0

>> > >

>> > > a value of 0 or a missing value enables the user's ability to change file

>> > > associations

>> > > a value of 1 disables the user's ability to change file associations

>> > >

>> > > --

>> > > Rey

>> > >

>> > >

>> > > "Steve" wrote:

>> > >

>> > > > What registry setting needs to be changed? I am assuming it needs to be

>> > > > changed under HKEY_Local machine but I am not finding the the actual setting

>> > > > that needs to be changed.

>> > > >

>> > > > "Jim" wrote:

>> > > >

>> > > > >

>> > > > > "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> > > > > news:4CF56E4E-D934-4CD6-92E9-9AE998301F0D@microsoft.com...

>> > > > > >I have an issue with file associations not being set for all users. I log

>> > > > > >in

>> > > > > > as local administrator and set Microsoft Document Imaging Veiwer to open

>> > > > > > .tiff and .tif files. I check the box to always use this program to open

>> > > > > > this

>> > > > > > type of file. It works as it should for the local administrator. But when

>> > > > > > I

>> > > > > > log in as a different user that does not have admin privledges the file

>> > > > > > association does reflect the changes I made to use Microsoft Document

>> > > > > > Imaging

>> > > > > > viewer to open .tiff and .tif files. How can I set this so that all users

>> > > > > > on

>> > > > > > our computers will use the same program to open .tiff and .tif files? I

>> > > > > > feel

>> > > > > > like this is some sort of a permissions issue but I am not sure where the

>> > > > > > problem is.

>> > > > > To make the changes affect all users, you need to make the changes to the

>> > > > > correct hive of the registry. What you describe only makes changes to the

>> > > > > login account's hive (ntuser.dat).

>> > > > > Jim

>> > > > >

>> > > > >

>> > > > >