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No it won't, a very small list will show. And anyway this is irrelevent to the person's problem (I know they asked how but morons always ask how to do non solutions to problems).
He obviously isn't capable of solving this. But I'm a fool who enjoys wasting my time.
Use oh.exe from the windows 2003 resource kit tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en
Type
oh +otl
reboot
then
oh /t file <filename>
or leave filename blank to see all.
EG to see what program has inbox.dbx open (OE's inbox file)
oh /t file inbox.dbx
which returns
//
// TIME: 2004-03-30 19:50
// MACHINE: SERENITY
// BUILD: 2600
// OH version: built by: dnsrv_dev(v-smgum)
//
//
00000CF0 msimn.exe File 050c \Documents and Settings\David Candy\
Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{E6E1A8F2-C885-46A5-975E-94A4A1F8C788
}\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Inbox.dbx
[Microsoft Internet Mail And News (MSIMN.EXE) is the real name of Outlook Express rather than the marketing name. Office's Outlook internet features is a copy of Outlook Express. OL stole OE's code while OE got OL's name. OE got ripped off.]
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"Touch Base" <animals@thezoo.com> wrote in message news:%2396KghEtEHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
> Start \ All Programs \ Accessories \ Command Prompt \ either cut and paste
> from here or manually type in assoc /? and it will bring info about file
> associations or simply type assoc and a full list of file associations will
> be shown.
>
>
>
> "Richard" <rwrede2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:10n41gt7aqio3c3@corp.supernews.com...
>> How do I do that? what/where do I type it
>>
>>
>> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:uV5tqqAtEHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> From a command prompt type
>>>
>>> assoc /?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Will Denny
>>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>>
>>>
>>> "Richard" <rwrede2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:10n3vpv2mn2j01d@corp.supernews.com...
>>> >I was wondering if there is a program/tool to find out, what program a
>>> >given
>>> > file is associated with? For instance, I have a strange new file in my
>>> > temp
>>> > folder that I can't delete, it says "Cannot delete because it is being
>>> > used
>>> > by a program..."etc...
>>> > but I don't know what program. (I have tested it, virus scanned it,
>>> > AdAware,
>>> > SpyBot, etc.) It would be cool if it were possible to click on a file
>> and
>>> > find out what it is for or what program it belongs to. Any ideas?
>> (besides
>>> > right click-properties)
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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