File type assignments on Citrix server

[DarraghFitzpatrick]

I am trying to change file type assignments in Windows 2000 on my citrix server using the folders options menu option on the tools menu in my computer.

When I log in as an Administrator I cannot change these options, the change/Detele buttons are logged out.
Why is this ?

Darragh

 

[SeanFlynn]

This is by design. Edit the registry and make the following change:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoFileAssociate"=dword:00000000

Here is the scoop straight from Microsoft:

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On computers running Windows 2000 Terminal Services, the UI is locked down so that no one can change file type associations (not even administrators). This is done so that you can only edit the entries programmatically or by using MSI-based applications. This ensures that an inadvertent change in the UI does not effect the global file type associations across the computer running Terminal Services and all of its users.

You can enable this functionality by changing the following registry entry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoFileAssociate"=dword:00000000

Changing this key from its default value of 00000001 enables the File Types dialog box to function just as it does for other Windows 2000 configurations. Administrators and Power Users can change the global file type settings for the computer and all of its users.
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SeanFlynn