Thanks for all the input everyone. So if I want to do this for free on server 2003, I need to use a startup script policy or edit the registry? I might try Florian's solution. Regards, Bill McDonald Systems Administrator II Ebara Technologies, Inc. 51 Main Avenue Sacramento, CA 95838 Direct: (916) 561-4865 Fax: (916) 920-5066 wmcdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ________________________________ From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nelson, Jamie R Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:06 AM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Re: Associate file types with programs Minesh, PolicyMaker is now a Microsoft product called Group Policy Preferences and is available to use for FREE when creating/editing GPOs on a Server 2008 or Vista SP1 RSAT system. In GPP there is native support for changing file type associations instead of editing the registry directly or with a registry extension for Group Policy. Regards, Jamie Nelson From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of minesh pandya Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:13 AM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Re: Associate file types with programs Yes this is what I have done in the past, I now use a GPO plugin called policymaker where you can amend the registry. - i had the same problem when uninstalling winRAR it uninstalled the .zip extension. On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Nelson, Jamie R < Jamie.Nelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: You can do file associations with the new Group Policy Preference extensions available from Microsoft. Either that or use Computer Startup Script policy to import a .reg file to fix the association. Jamie Nelson | Systems Engineer | Systems Support, Information Technology | I N T E G R I S Health | Phone 405.552.0903 | Fax 405.553.5687 | http://www.integrisok.com <http://www.integrisok.com/> From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of McDonald, William Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:06 PM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Associate file types with programs I found that MS Office SP3 breaks the association between .tif files and MS Document Imaging. MS's solution is for each user to go in and and re-create the association in tools>Folder Options>File Types. This is not practical with our Citrix invironment, because users can't even see those file options through their published applications, and I don't want them to either. Has anyone encountered this? It seems like a GPO solution should be available. Regards, Bill McDonald Systems Administrator II Ebara LogoEbara Technologies, Inc. 51 Main Avenue Sacramento, CA 95838 Direct: (916) 561-4865 Fax: (916) 920-5066 wmcdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ________________________________ This e-mail may contain identifiable health information that is subject to protection under state and federal law. This information is intended to be for the use of the individual named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be punishable by law. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify us immediately by electronic mail (reply). -- Regards Minesh Pandya ________________________________ This e-mail may contain identifiable health information that is subject to protection under state and federal law. This information is intended to be for the use of the individual named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be punishable by law. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify us immediately by electronic mail (reply).