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Two solutions could be to zip the files first, or maybe just associate the .x and .h files with stars.exe in Windows.

Best of all use Explorer instead of Netscape. Netscape runs under Explorer. You don't think Bill Gates & Co. are going to let Netscape work better than Explorer under Windows, do ya? Hah! That'll be the day.

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Two solutions could be to zip the files first, or maybe just associate the .x and .h files with stars.exe in Windows.

I have been using zip files as my fix. I want a 'real' fix.

So how do I associate .x and h. files with Stars!?

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Best of all use Explorer instead of Netscape. Netscape runs under Explorer. You don't think Bill Gates & Co. are going to let Netscape work better than Explorer under Windows, do ya? Hah! That'll be the day.

Netscape (including email) has some things I like, and Explorer (especially email) has some things I dislike.... so I am not interested in changing after many years. No details because this is not the place to get into a Holy War.

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Raindancer wrote on Mon, 05 May 2003 17:09

I have been using zip files as my fix. I want a 'real' fix.

Me too! I'm the one always having to unzip Filedancers zips.

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So how do I associate .x and h. files with Stars!?

That's easy, in explorer go to Tools, Folder options, than the File type tab, there you can make a new file type (.m .r ...) associated with the right program (Stars!).
It also works if you double click on a file and you're asked with which program you want to open it, check the box that says "always open with this program". (.h files won't open but I think they will be associated anyway.)
The above might be a bit different with NT ...

But as far as I understand that doesn't solve it, I thougth that you needed to do something with the file types in Netscape, I only have older versions of Netscape so I have no idea how to do it in more current versions ...

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mch

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Register editing is not the best advice to follow for the average computer user. This can lead to dangerous results if you are not absolutely certain about what you are doing. And by all means, before you even begin to do this, first save (export) a copy of your registry file for backup . That way you can at least restore it if you make a mess.
Like about two thirds of global users, contrary to the poll response by the 50 users on this site, I still use win98 on my Stars! machine and my system quite simply does not require manual editing of registers for association. I double click on .x2 file, for example, and a window comes up with list of possible programs that can be used to open this file. I scroll down and select Stars. Being an active file in a game this now comes up with the password window for the game associated with .x2 file. I cancel rather than start the game with password. Hereafter if I were to double click on .x2 it would prompt me for the password to that game.
If I want to review or change what I did later I go to start menu, settings, folder options, file types, and scroll down to x2 (file in this example) to edit and view the settings. Select edit, new window shows description of type: X2 file, content type (MIME) is blank, actions shows Open, the confirm after download is checked, and the rest are blank by default. If I click on edit at bottom the next screen show action open, and under application shows location of stars.exe . If I hit cancel, go back one window, and cancel again, back to Folder Options window, I now can click on remove to remove the association to Stars. It is removed. Or I can click cancel to exit and leave the association installed.
If I chose remove and now double click on the same .x2 file, rather than ask me for password it will again come up with window asking what program to associate the file to.
I can do the same thing by double clicking on .h2 file. I can do this to any m# file and then after association I can double click on the m# file and the game related to the m file will run and ask for password whenever I want to play that game.

Lets say I am playing a game using x# file in directory x on my hard drive. I go to directory x where the game files are and select .m# for my race by double clicking. After I have finished and told window to associate that file to Stars I can now make a simple shortcut on my windows screen to run that game. Cool an icon to click on. I love icons. That's what kicked off the window revolution in the first place. Icons for dummies, instead of those cumbersome DOS commands you had to remember and type in. Besides, I evolved from the Atari ST and Amiga generation, the forerunners of window-like environments. Before those cheap PC clones entered the market. Okay, okay, don't forget to mention Apples, Mac.
To make shortcut I right click on my desktop and select New, Shortcut then Browse. I find the directory where the m# file for that game (select file of type: All Files) to show them and select the m# file. Now the command line shows the file path. Now select next. Give the file a name if you choose. Select finish and you now have a shortcut to run that game from your desktop. Double click on it and it will prompt you for the password if there is one, and there should be if playing over internet.
Lets say I am playing two games and want to make a shortcut for each game. Just do the same thing to make a shortcut for the second, third, etc games. What if I have two games that both use the same m# files. Say m2 in both games? You only have to associate m2 once with Stars in windows. The shortcuts will be different when you browse and select different directories to find the m2 file to create them.
Don't want shortcuts on your desktop? Make shortcuts and copy or drag them to an open directory or your start menu if you still have one. You do have a menu/folder on your start menu that says Stars! and has all the Stars goodies there like games, order of events, utilities, etc. don't you?
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Micha wrote on Mon, 05 May 2003 11:57

Quote: So how do I associate .x and h. files with Stars!? That's easy, in explorer go to Tools, Folder options, than the File type tab, there you can make a new file type (.m .r ...) associated with the right program (Stars!). It also works if you double click on a file and you're asked with which program you want to open it, check the box that says "always open with this program". (.h files won't open but I think they will be associated anyway.) The above might be a bit different with NT ...

My apologies to all for taking so long to get back to this. Work has been very busy for a few weeks.

The problem seems to be solved. I have been sending .m and .h files for several weeks, without zipping, and I have not yet had one problem of complaint.

1) I followed the suggestions above, and the files are now accociated with Stars!.
2) I found a way within Netscape 7 have the files types recognized. Offhand I do not remember what I did, as it was a few weeks ago, but if anyone wants to know I will look it up.

The only thing I did wrong... is that I did both #1 and #2 above at the same time. So I do not know which one really fixed the problem.

Dancer

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