Setting File, MIME, COM Object, and Type Library Associations

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In the Microsoft® Visual Studio® Installer Associations editor, you can establish how the target machine operating system will handle your installed document types, MIME types, COM objects, and type libraries. See the following sections for detailed information.

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Add and delete document types and associated file extensions to establish the document types and file extensions your installed product will recognize Adding and Deleting Document Types and Associated File Extensions
Add and delete verbs (which are actions listed on the context menu for a file type in Microsoft® Windows® Explorer) and establish associations between verbs and file extensions Adding and Deleting Verbs
Add and delete MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Exchange) types and associate them with file extensions to make it possible for the target machine to handle your installed MIME types correctly Adding, Associating, and Deleting MIME Types
Add and delete COM objects to the installer project and associate them with document types and type libraries Adding, Associating, and Deleting COM Objects
Add and delete type libraries to the installer project and associate them with COM objects Adding, Associating, and Deleting Type Libraries