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Kpg89 giving error opening dat file

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Decided to open a tk2180 dat file today in kpg89 to change some things. Get a error message the file is wrong type for program and it points to the kpg95dn for some reason in a windows error window.

Tried to change the default file association type program for the dat file to run it in kpg89 no luck with that. Uninstalled kpg95dn and kpg89 still refused to open the tk2180 .dat file citing same error.

I never had this issue before in past prior to needing use of kpg95dn for another radio while back so it must have made itself the default for the dat files but changing the association program or resetting to default doesnt work.

Any thoughts on a work around to this? Yes it's a tk2180 dat file not a 5210 dat file.
 
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Yeah. File associations only affect what happens when you double-click on a file to open it in Windows Explorer. It generally will not affect what happens when you File>Open or whatever from within an application.
 
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