[thelist] OT: outlook express file extension

[.jeff]

anthony,

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> From: Anthony Baratta
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> No it wouldn't. I hate the way MSDN Search works. It's
> basically horribly broken and I can't believe that MS
> allows such a pathetic tool to be publicly available.
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there's always google: msdn {search terms}

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> This issue is one of the broken parts of Windows itself.
> The MAC OS makes each file dual headed and stores the
> file association in there, versus depending upon the
> extension. MS failure to fix this is galling to me.
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i think storing an extra file for every filetype is the wrong way to go, personally, but maybe that's just the relational purist in me coming out.

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> Plus the way applications fight over the extension
> mapping and the OS itself does not have generic/control
> panel way to undo the damage is so weak.
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you just haven't looked enough.  windows extension to application management is really very good.  from windows explorer -- tools > folder options > file types.  you can change the application that opens a given file type and the icon for a given file type.  you can specify what the default action is (open, explore, find, print, etc.) when you double-click a particular file type.  you can even add your own custom actions.

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> Someone said once "Windows is just a gilded turd." I
> seriously think they were being kind. I wish I could
> figure out why the computer user population at large
> accepts this.
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because nothing else on the market works as well for "the computer user population" as windows does.

ps, in the years i've known you i've noticed that your posts are much less confrontational than this one.  you having a bad day today?

thanks,

.jeff

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