Associate.exe - Windows 2000 Resource Kit Utility

The Windows 2000 Resource Kit includes many useful utilities. Many of these utilities will be familiar to Windows NT Server Resource Kit users. Many other are new in W2K. Many 'legacy' utilities have added functionality. The Resource Kit tools in the Windows 2000 Resource Kit are designed to run on Microsoft Windows 2000 server or workstation computers. The tools in the Resource Kit help you perform administrative tasks, automate software installation, and with other jobs.

Associate.exe

This command-line tool enables you to register or unregister a file name extension with the registry. "File extension, executable program" associations enable the Windows 2000 shell to launch the correct executable program when a file with the associated file name extension is opened from the command prompt, from Windows Explorer, or from File Manager.