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Windows 2000 and DOS

What Files are Associated?

SUMMARY: Here's a quick way, using DOS, to find out what filetypes are associated with software in Windows 2000.

In Windows 2000, if you double-click a .DOC file, it normally opens with Word or WordPad,. Likewise, .TXT files are usually associated with Notepad. Well, what about ".cpl" files or ".ins" files? If you access such files, what programs open?

With the commands "ASSOC" and "FTYPE", you can find out first what types of files are associated with each extension, and then what programs are used to open certain types of files.

To get a list of file extensions and their associated filetypes, enter at a Windows 2000 DOS CMD prompt:

ASSOC | MORE

To get a list of filetypes and their associated programs, enter at a Windows 2000 DOS CMD prompt:

FTYPE | MORE