Default application for file type .vcf (vcard)

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Larry4040

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#1223 14-Mar-2004 10:09

I messed up and changed the default application on .vcf file and now I don't know what it is supposed to be. I was able to tap on a .vcf attachment in an email and have that vcard automatically loaded into my contacts, but now it doesn't do that anymore. What do I need to do to restore this function.

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#4224 14-Mar-2004 12:29

Larry, try saving the .vcf to a temporary folder or your desktop. Right-click it and select Properties. You shoud have a lie indicating "Opens with:", and a button Change. Click the button and select the application from the list.

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#4226 14-Mar-2004 12:58

I figured out how to change the application (either your way or using Pocket Tweak). I just don't know what application to choose. Any ideas?

Perhaps I should have mentioned that this is for an Ipaq 4350 running Pocket PC 2003. Sorry about that!

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#4227 14-Mar-2004 13:04

Ah, it's on the Pocket PC?

What do you have in the key hklm\software\Microsoft\Obex\Services\{00000....000}\MimeTypes\ text/x-vCard ?

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#4228 14-Mar-2004 13:24

I accidently changed the application for .vcf. I made it open notepad for a while so I could look at the vcard. Now I've changed it to be nothing and the icons show up as "unknown" and I can't do squat with the .vcf files anymore. All I want is to put it back as it was when I started to mess around.

I don't have a registry editor right now so I can't check for your specific question.

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#4294 17-Mar-2004 06:52

Ok, I've looked up the registry entry:

Mime Types - text/v-card

DLL pimutil.dll
Extension vcf
Name vcard

Does this help?

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#4295 17-Mar-2004 07:33

Ok, so this is correct. You can download a free program called PocketTweak. Install it and you'll have a new icon in the Settings, System tab.

Tap on it to start, and there's a tab called File Types. Change to this tab and check these:

vcf: poutlook.exe -f %1
vcs: poutlook.exe -f %1

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