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How do I make snes9x stop hijacking my file associations?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:06 pm
by palidor2
It's kind of annoying.
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:08 pm
by Camo_Yoshi
Snes9x normally doesn't make any attempt to create file associations.
Could you please post the following:
Version of Snes9x are you using
Operating System
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 4:16 pm
by Bedwyr
I can confirm that on 1.5.3 running on Win 7 64 bit, a variety of file extensions are re-associated with the program every time Snes9x runs. They include the following:
.(null)
.048
.058
.078
.1
.a
.aus
.bin
.dx2
.eur
.fig
.gd3
.gd7
.gz
.jap
.mgd
.mgh
.sfc
.swc
.ufo
.usa
I tried downloading an older version, but the download page appears to be empty (no links).
The ones I have a problem with are .bin (binary), .fig (snes but also Matlab figure files so I keep it unassociated), and .gz (7zip should have control).
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 5:03 pm
by OV2
Snes9x associates itself as a _possible_ handler for all extensions in Valid.ext. It never overwrites existing file associations. If the file extensions are associated with another program then nothing will change if you run snes9x.
You can remove extensions from Valid.ext (you seem to have an older version of the file), but that will also remove them from the open file dialog/the jump list in snes9x.
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:58 pm
by Bedwyr
Thanks for the clarification.