Windows File Associations Not Working
Aug 10, 2008, 10:45 PM
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John@Parallels Parallels Team Join: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,915 |
Windows 2000 regedit32 Windows XP and higher regedit |
Aug 11, 2008, 08:35 AM
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macguy Member Join: Apr 2006 Posts: 37 |
Well, thanks, but with little experience in running regedit, I have no idea how to make these kind of changes, and there is too much chance of really messing up the registry. I and the rest of the Parallels community need a better fix than this. |
Aug 15, 2008, 12:17 PM
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Low_Jack Junior Member Join: Aug 2008 Posts: 3 |
Is there any solution? I been reading all post but i think that there is still no solution for this problem? Im running Parallels 3 build 5608 and Office 2007 and I can't find a solution. What I really want is that at least have my windows working fine without parallels installed. Cause I tried removing parallels and windows still works bad! Please anyone can help me with the auto_files ?!? Thanks |
Aug 19, 2008, 03:02 PM
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geeves Junior Member Join: May 2008 Posts: 3 |
pdf_auto_file confirmed as problem I to was pleased to find this thread. This is indeed unique to parallels initial account. On making a new user account the content-type association problem became resolved. I can now deliver to IE or firefox pdf files which then get opened immediately in acrobat reader 8.1 Cheers |
Aug 19, 2008, 08:39 PM
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John@Parallels Parallels Team Join: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,915 |
with PDF open regedit go to HKCR\ and delete .pdf hive. Then right click on pdf and select open with, select Adobe acrobat, this will create new .pdf hive Or delete .pdf hive and resinstall Adobe reader |
Aug 20, 2008, 09:42 AM
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Low_Jack Junior Member Join: Aug 2008 Posts: 3 |
And what about microsoft office associations? I see that the pdf association problem y solved. But I need help on solving the problem with microsoft office associations. Is there any solution to solve de auto_file problem? Thank you very much |
Aug 20, 2008, 10:48 AM
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John@Parallels Parallels Team Join: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,915 |
Basically you can perform the same steps with docx,doc, ppt,pptx,exl, exlx |
Nov 23, 2008, 04:02 PM
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BeaverGeek Junior Member Join: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 |
John, Will your instructions work for PDfM 4.0? I'm having this same problem as of today. I have updated to 4.0.3540 as of today; fresh install of Windows XP SP3 (not an upgrade). I have just installed the latest Adobe Acrobat 9.0 and Microsoft Word 2007. File assocations for .docx and .pdf are not working: for their respective file types shown in Windows Explorer there is no icon and the file says "docx_auto_file" or "pdf_auto_file". Thanks... |
Nov 23, 2008, 04:39 PM
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BeaverGeek Junior Member Join: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 |
It appears that only programs that have a conflict between Mac and Windows are having problems with file assocations. For example, OneNote 2007 icons are properly displayed on all of my OneNote files in Windows. There is no Mac-equivalent to OneNote so there is no conflict. For my PDF and DOCX files however, both of these files could be opened in Mac OR Windows XP Pro SP3: the .DOCX file with Office 2008 for Mac OR Microsoft Office 2007 (WINXP). Likewise the PDF file could be opened in Mac OS X via Preview, or in Windows via Adobe Reader 9. So there is definitely something buggy going on with the SmartSelect option. I'm going to disable SmartSelect and try and reinstall Adobe Reader to see if that has any affect. |
Dec 21, 2008, 11:31 PM
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gpercy Junior Member Join: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 |
I am having a similar problem with 4.0.3540. While trying to open files from within Windows XP, file associations for .xlsx and .pdf are not working, both have a generic icon with "xlsx_auto_file" or "pdf_auto_file". After getting the error message "Windows can not open this file", I choose "Select the program from a list", but Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is not in the list to choose from. Instead, Excel from Microsoft Office 2008 (Mac) is the only Excel available, even though I have Shared Applications turned off. My configuration settings for the virtual machine are: Shared Folders/Share Mac OS X folders... OFF Shared Folders/User-defined Mac OS X folder (one folder defined) Shared Profile/Shared Profile... OFF Shared Applications/Windows applications/Share Windows applications... OFF Shared Applications/Mac OS X applications/Share Mac OS X applications... OFF I never experienced this problem with PDFM 3.x, even though I was using the same configuration and applications within Windows XP. Will this problem be fixed in a future update? Thanks, Gerry |
Dec 23, 2008, 08:40 PM
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John@Parallels Parallels Team Join: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,915 |
Please open it once from within Windows and associate with Excel 2007, the same for pdf - Adobe or other software you want to use |
Jan 18, 2009, 03:08 PM
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Juan Junior Member Join: Nov 2007 Posts: 2 |
Major Problem I don't know what has been posted for Parallels 4.0 but I have the same issue. I installed Windows Server 2008 I have Parallel 4.0 (build 4.0.3810) I have the same file association issues with Office 2007 enterprise. This was not an issue until I upgraded to 4.0 this was a parallel that I upgraded from 3.0 to 4.0. I initially crated it in 3.0. Once I upgraded I installed office 2007 and all my file associations don't work. this is no minor issue that can be fixed with right clicking and opening with 'always' with office word or excel. It really appears as if Office is not installed. Let me put it this way, I love Mac and I am a Microsoft SharePoint consultant. SharePoint needs office and requires for it to be installed so that applications open properly and integrate properly. I cannot use this Parallel until this is fixed, i cannot do work, I cannot do demos, NOTHING until this is fixed, So when I go to demonstration I will fire up bootcamp and work under the same conditions with Win2008 and office and SharePoint and do away with Parallels. This bug has made Parallels completely useless for me. I have installed and uninstalled, and repaired office 2007 and no luck, Creating a new Parallel from the ground up, is not practical here, I have install not just the OS and Office but all my development tools , this will take a week to do and this is time I can be using to prepare presentations and do my work, Thanks a lot Parallel's!!! Juan |
Jan 22, 2009, 10:09 AM
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John@Parallels Parallels Team Join: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,915 |
Could you please uninstall Parallels Tools and perform Office repair,? and reinstall Tools again? |
Mar 2, 2009, 11:42 PM
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kevinherring Junior Member Join: Jan 2008 Posts: 12 |
John, Although you have been very helpful with this problem, Parallels STILL haven't come up with a real solution to this, which amazes me! The solutions you have come up with are merely work-arounds. And it still happens in version 4 as well! I have just been bitten by this bug again as I had to reinstall my Bootcamp partition. When I loaded it up in Parallels, I forgot to turn off application sharing and all my file associations were changed. Instead of wasting time on registry changes etc, the only way to PROPERLY fix it suggested so far is: 1. Turn off application sharing in Parallels. 2. Create a new user account in your Windows VM. 3. Delete the old user account. Fortunately it is a fresh install, so I don't have much in the way of user settings. If I did, this would be a pain in the ass. Please please please come up with a SOLUTION to this problem! Kevin p.s. I always forget that I can't post replies using Opera. There is no Submit button! Also very annoying. |
Mar 9, 2009, 11:38 AM
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arota Junior Member Join: Dec 2007 Posts: 16 |
Parallels Desktop 4.0.3810 File Associations Problem Hello, yes I am experiencing the same issue. From what I'm seeing, it does have something to do with applications on the Mac side that can open Windows programs, i.e., PPT, pdf, etc. I have all file sharing turned off, but I still have Parallels Shared Applications in my Start|Programs menu. Is there anything you could recommend I try to fix this? Thank you, -A |
Apr 3, 2009, 04:06 PM
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Michael Kono Join: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 |
I have just downloaded trial of Parallels for Mac 4.0 and have been going nuts over fact that I can't get Windows XP Java Web Launcher to install in guest XP to launch .jnlp files. Parallels insists on overriding with Mac Java Web launcher. Looks like the bug that got reported wrt file association for applications in April 2006 is still there in v4.0 in April 2009! |
Apr 4, 2009, 06:34 AM
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arota Junior Member Join: Dec 2007 Posts: 16 |
Windows File Associations This was posted a while back - and it worked for me as well. Try it on your jnlp files. You'll have to change the Java Web Start (Mac) detail with the proper Windows program - you might want to look at a pure Windows machine to find out how it exactly reads. In the registry: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf (or whatever extension) (Default) - change to "AcroExch.Document" (or whatever Windows uses - in this case, it was pdf_auto_file) This will get the assoc working with the correct file description and icon. There are similar assoc's in HKEY_CURRENT_USER - I didn't need to change those. For jnlp files, go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jnlp\OpenWithList folder and use the above model to change Cheers, A |
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