File association doesn't work

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I have Windows XP Professional and recently discovered that the file
association of CAD .dwg files are no longer associated with inVisio my .dwg
drawing viewer. The association worked previously. I then went to microsoft
explorer and the Tools/folder Options/File Types menu and found that they
were associated with Internet Explorer. After removing that association, I
then restored the association to open the .dwg files with inVisio my drawing
viewer program. The association is shown correctly under the Registered File
types. When I click on the dwg extension in the list it correctly states
that the dwg file opens with inVisio. However, when I click on a .dwg file,
inVisio opens but states that it can not find the file. But, when I open the
same file from within invisio it opens properly. I have an internal web site
that requires the use of invisio to display .dwg files and they are no
longer being displayed. Something happened to disturb the working
association and I can't seem to fix it. Any suggestions?

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RE: File association doesn't work by kartinsky

kartinsky
Thu Sep 27 09:39:02 CDT 2007

Isn't there a re-associate option in the program? If not, perhaps you could
try re-installing it to restore associations properly.

"Joseph Childs" wrote:

> I have Windows XP Professional and recently discovered that the file
> association of CAD .dwg files are no longer associated with inVisio my .dwg
> drawing viewer. The association worked previously. I then went to microsoft
> explorer and the Tools/folder Options/File Types menu and found that they
> were associated with Internet Explorer. After removing that association, I
> then restored the association to open the .dwg files with inVisio my drawing
> viewer program. The association is shown correctly under the Registered File
> types. When I click on the dwg extension in the list it correctly states
> that the dwg file opens with inVisio. However, when I click on a .dwg file,
> inVisio opens but states that it can not find the file. But, when I open the
> same file from within invisio it opens properly. I have an internal web site
> that requires the use of invisio to display .dwg files and they are no
> longer being displayed. Something happened to disturb the working
> association and I can't seem to fix it. Any suggestions?
>
> --
> Joseph Childs (jchilds1@nycap.rr.com)
> All messages are checked for viruses before being sent.
>
>
>
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