Topic       : Documentation for Thing
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View Ref-FileFAQ - Help! I can't start programs any more!                          Thing

Q: When I try to start programs they are only displayed in my file viewer 
   instead of being executed. What's happening?

A: Check the 'Is used to Open:' line in the 'Install Application' dialog 
   if your file viewer has either '*' or '*.*' in the list of file-types 
   it should open. This is wrong, as this list is also used for executable 
   programs, so that MiNT, for instance, can start programs with a certain 
   user-ID with the help of an installed tool.
 
   Remove these entries to solve the problem. These global file-types 
   should only be used in the 'Is used to Show:' line.

   On loading INF files Thing tries to try to avoid this problem by 
   filtering out any '*' entries in the 'Is used to Open:' line, 
   automatically moving them to the 'Is used to Show:' line (for older 
   INF files this also applies to '*.*'), so files created with earlier 
   Thing versions can still be loaded. On saving the configuration under 
   the current version these problems will go away.