All .lnk files always open with Wordpad

Question

My friend e-mailed me a .lnk file, and I chose to open it with Wordpad. I think the check box for 'always open using this program' was checked, because all of my links now are opened using word pad. Is there a way to undo this?

Answer 1

There are two ways, but only one tends to work:

Go to Start -> Default Programs (on the right or just type it in). Click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program. Scroll down to .lnk and change the program.

If that doesn't work, then take a look here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/172053

Answer 2

Yes. If you have Vista or Windows 7, press Start and type in regedit. Or, go to the registry editor in any other way.

Open the subfolders for HKEY_CURRENT_USER

• software
• Microsoft
• Windows
• Current Version
• Explorer
• fileExts
• .lnk

Here, delete userchoice and then reboot.