Clicking on .pdb brings up Firefox instead of Install tool

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TREO650, OS5.40017
WXP- PRO
P4- 3.4GHz- 1.25GB RAM

Somehow the correlations got screwed up. When I click on a .pdb
intending to hotsync, instead of the Install tool I get Firefox. How can
I change that back to what it was?

Thanks!

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Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Ike wrote:
>
>
>>TREO650, OS5.40017
>>WXP- PRO
>>P4- 3.4GHz- 1.25GB RAM
>>
>>Somehow the correlations got screwed up. When I click on a .pdb
>>intending to hotsync, instead of the Install tool I get Firefox. How can
>>I change that back to what it was?
>>
>>Thanks!
>
>
> It's probably a Windows-related question. You can usually (depending on the
> version of Windows) go to Explorer (the file manager, not the browser),
> then find "Folder Options" under "View". Find "Filetypes" (or a variant of
> this title). Erase the association for PDB files.
>
> Open a PDB file from an arbitrary directory and when you are asked which
> application to use, choose the Installation tool for Palm.
>
> Roy
>
> PS - What does Firefox do with PDB files anyway? The file extension
> methodology of Microsoft is flawed and your problem is one proof of that.
>

Microsoft flawed? Heresy!

Your solution solved the problem -- thanks!

Ike