I know there has been a lot of complaints about the lack of a file types manager especially when using the Vista interface. I found a program that is very good for managing file types and every part of the context menu for any extension on your computer. It's called Types. I was about to make it portable but then I realized it's written in C#. I know it can't be made portable but it's still a decent app and with no install could serve you well.
[Topic subject clarified by mod Tim]
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It requires .NET. It also looks like it probably writes persistent changes to the registry.
Maybe it solves a Vista problem, but I'm not sure what benefit it would have for PA users.
Why not use this:
Portable File Associator?
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I think you're a little confused. Anything written in C# requires .net and I made note of it being written in C#. It's also very different from Portable File Associator. PFA only associates a .WhateverYouWant witha program. Say .doc with OpenOffice. But then you close the program and it's done. This is ment as a permanent change. And also allows you to change the context menu for each extention (the top part when you right click a file). So it has to write to the registry to do that. I know because of .net it can't be portable but it can be useful to all the people who have made the comment in the past about not having anything like this. PFA is great but it's not good for making a permanent change.
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Nope, I understood just fine.
Thanks wraithdu, I'll check out arketype.
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Try this -
http://sourceforge.net/projects/arketype
It's my project that grew out of PFA. 100% standalone and portable.