In message , VanguardLH
writes:
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

I have a vague memory that under XP, or something earlier, unticking
that box did more than the question implied - as if it was applying to
all files of that _type_ (such as .exe), or something. Is this fixed in
7, so that if I untick that box when the UAC comes up, _only_ that file
will be permitted without a UAC prompt in future? In other words, is it
safe to untick that box, or will doing so have consequences beyond what
the shown question imply? (Doesn't turn off all UAC prompts, for
example?)

The checkbox to which you partially referred is actually titled "Always
use the selected program to open *this kind of file*" (emphasis added).
This is the option's name in Windows 7. I don't have a Windows XP to
see what was the name of the same option under that OS.

That option affects file association: filetyping by extension (and why a
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No, I know that one; the question in the subject header was copied
verbatim. Unfortunately, I can't reproduce it at the moment! It was more
a UAC than a file-association type situation, though - when running a
specific utility.
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