Can't get Vista to associate a program with a file type

I have files with .sgf extension (text files, encoded game records) and want
to have them associated with my favorite sgf editor, WinMGT, which is
installed
in \Program Files\Go\ . The change extension page of control panel doesn't
offer it as an option, but I can get to it readily using the "browse"
button.
After finding WinMGT and clicking on "open", Vista reverts to the state
where
it has just brought up the change extension page - i.e. it doesn't recognize
inputs from "browse". What to do?

 

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:03:16 -0500, "Joel Olson"
<joel_olson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>I have files with .sgf extension (text files, encoded game records) and want
>to have them associated with my favorite sgf editor, WinMGT, which is
>installed
>in \Program Files\Go\ . The change extension page of control panel doesn't
>offer it as an option, but I can get to it readily using the "browse"
>button.
>After finding WinMGT and clicking on "open", Vista reverts to the state
>where
>it has just brought up the change extension page - i.e. it doesn't recognize
>inputs from "browse". What to do?
>

When you get to it by "browse" , do you click "apply" , and "ok" ?

 

"Jim" <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:03:16 -0500, "Joel Olson"
> <joel_olson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>I have files with .sgf extension (text files, encoded game records) and
>>want
>>to have them associated with my favorite sgf editor, WinMGT, which is
>>installed
>>in \Program Files\Go\ . The change extension page of control panel
>>doesn't
>>offer it as an option, but I can get to it readily using the "browse"
>>button.
>>After finding WinMGT and clicking on "open", Vista reverts to the state
>>where
>>it has just brought up the change extension page - i.e. it doesn't
>>recognize
>>inputs from "browse". What to do?
>>
>
> When you get to it by "browse" , do you click "apply" , and "ok" ?

>

There is no "apply" button, only "open" or "cancel". And "open" reverts to
the previous step.

 

"Joel Olson" <joel_olson@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "Jim" <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:eeea25d7gak2846dpa2nihlieb4r72ug82@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:03:16 -0500, "Joel Olson"
>> <joel_olson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>>I have files with .sgf extension (text files, encoded game records) and
>>>want
>>>to have them associated with my favorite sgf editor, WinMGT, which is
>>>installed
>>>in \Program Files\Go\ . The change extension page of control panel
>>>doesn't
>>>offer it as an option, but I can get to it readily using the "browse"
>>>button.
>>>After finding WinMGT and clicking on "open", Vista reverts to the state
>>>where
>>>it has just brought up the change extension page - i.e. it doesn't
>>>recognize
>>>inputs from "browse". What to do?
>>>
>>
>> When you get to it by "browse" , do you click "apply" , and "ok" ?
>
>>
>
> There is no "apply" button, only "open" or "cancel". And "open" reverts to
> the previous step.
>

A run-through with a registry cleaner fixed things up. The change extension
page worked fine, after.