How do I make a file type NOT open with a default program??!

Solution


If you want the file to not open at all then you're going to need to edit the registry.


Right click, Open with, Choose default program, Choose the program you want.

Done.
 


NO, I want the file to NOT open with anything. Like befor. When it didnt have a default program to open with

 


If you want the file to not open at all then you're going to need to edit the registry.
 
Solution


How would I go about doing this?

 


Type regedit in the Start Menu search bar then find the registry entry for this file type and delete it. Be careful to backup your registry as it's really easy to mess up the registry there.
 


Alright. I figured it out. ANd it no long opens with a default program. BUT... The weird icon is still there. I just want it to be the plain white one.

 


http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/change-icon-in-association-with-file-extension/4a46d2cf-405a-4e17-8158-69981531382b
 


Worked!! Thanks. For some reason when I double click a .7z it regenerates the data in the registry and when I double click the .7z it flashes a cmd for a millisecond and then does nothing. But yea.. Its not a prob though because thats not how you use .7z. Mybe ill figure out how to make it not regenerate the files in registry. But it worked perfactly for the .esp and .esm. And ill give you best solution.