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From: "Fred" <>
Subject: Re: [PAF-5] PAF & Vista problem
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 12:33:34 -0500
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Or by having someone you TRUST use Teamviewer (free for personal use) to
remotely operate your computer..

Regards, Fred


-----Original Message-----
From:
[mailto:] On Behalf Of Gary Templeman
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 12:14 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [PAF-5] PAF & Vista problem

And to add to Bills' excellent instructions, it sounds like you are getting
the message because you are double clicking the file itself. By going
through the file menu as he describes you avoid any problems in the file
association (how Windows decides what program is used to open a particular
file type). I don't know why Windows would think Acrobat Reader would be
associated with either a .paf or a .zip file, but that is another matter,
and probably easiest to resolve by you taking the computer to someone who
understands how to properly change file associations.

Gary Templeman

----- Original Message -----
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To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [PAF-5] PAF & Vista problem


> Open PAF and then go to FILE and select Open. Search for PAF file if
> desired or go to where you have it located. I would copy it
> to whatever folder you use to keep PAF files if I were you. Then open the
> PAF file.
>
> However, the backup is probably a zip file, not a PAF file. In that case,
> use FILE>Restore, select the backup file (should be a ZIP
> file as mentioned) and select RESTORE. You should get the PAF created with

> the same name as the backup. If you want a
> different file name, rename the ZIP file first.
>
> Bill
>
>>
>> Here it is. I have a Dell tower with Windows Vista and I promptly
>> downloaded PAF. I actually entered PAF data on my laptop and
>> periodically
>> backed up files on a flash drive, intending to restore on the
>> desktop/tower.
>>
>> The inevitable happened! The laptop crashed. The files are OK on the
>> flash
>> drive but............. When I try to create or restore a PAF file, Vista
>> assumes it can only be read by Adobe Reader (9.3).
>>
>> I have tried to change the default opening program to PAF but Vista
>> cannot
>> seem to find the program even though I'm looking at the shortcut icon and

>> I
>> can create a new file. (Of course, only Adobe can open it and then it
>> says
>> it cannot read it because it is not in pdf format.)
>>
>> How do I get Vista to recognize PAF as a legitimate program already
>> downloaded in my computer?
>
>
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