First command should be:
cmd /c assoc .html=htmlfile

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"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Then something is wrong in your file associations for HTML. Type in Start,
> Run:
>
> cmd /c assoc .htm=htmlfile
> regsvr32 /i mshtml
> regsvr32 /i shdocvw
>
> Apply David's REG fix.
>
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>
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>
> "Watchman" <stryder@SPAMPHOBICwhyalla.net.au> wrote in message
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>> Tried this, it didn't work. Still no option for HTML.
>>
>> David Candy wrote:
>>
>>> I just added it.
>>>
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>>> "Trevor L." <tandcl@homemail.com.au> wrote in message
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>>> > Hmmm
>>> >
>>> > I have often wanted to open a new file in which to write HTML, but I
>>> > get the
>>> > feeling that an .html extension is not one that can be specified.
>>> >
>>> > So I just open a Text Document and then save it as whatever.html.
>>> >
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>>> > Cheers,
>>> > Trevor L.
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>>> >
>