Windows Thread, easy way to change File Association in Technical; Does anybody know an easy way to change the File Association?
Currently have a problem with the old style Promethean ...
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12th January 2012, 09:14 PM #1 easy way to change File Association
Does anybody know an easy way to change the File Association?
Currently have a problem with the old style Promethean Flipcharts (.flp) trying to be opened with Flash rather then Inspire - anybody got an easy fix?
Toby
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12th January 2012, 09:45 PM #2 This can be done with Group Policy. The image below shows how I associated the file extension .WPS with Microsoft Word. If this in not clear perhaps I can post more detail tomorrow [although I plan to be at BETT for most of the day so maybe not?]
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3 Thanks to DaveP:
FN-GM (12th January 2012), glennda (12th January 2012), PiqueABoo (12th January 2012)
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12th January 2012, 09:50 PM #3 Useful. Know lots about most of the other, but not that GPP feature.. didn't know you could do that.
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12th January 2012, 10:21 PM #4 
Originally Posted by
PiqueABoo
Useful. Know lots about most of the other, but not that
GPP feature.. didn't know you could do that.
Thanks also due to @sted who helped me with resolve the same problem last year in this thread:
Link: I Have To Create A New File Association
Last edited by DaveP; 12th January 2012 at 10:23 PM.
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12th January 2012, 10:33 PM #5 
Originally Posted by
DaveP
This can be done with Group Policy. The image below shows how I associated the file extension .WPS with Microsoft Word. If this in not clear perhaps I can post more detail tomorrow [although I plan to be at BETT for most of the day so maybe not?]

Didnt know that existed! thanks
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12th January 2012, 10:45 PM #6 Thanks thats great cheers!
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