"File types"

[Chuck Guzis]

On 8/29/2006 at 1:46 PM Don wrote:

>So, the type is merely a convenience for The Desktop.  And,
>IMO, a poorly designed/implemented mechanism.  :-(

Not just the Desktop, Don.  It also works with command lines; e.g.,
entering the whole name of a file with a .ZIP extension at a command prompt
brings up whatever you've registered as your ZIP handler in Win2K.  I don't
think this is part of Win9x in any shape.