Revert .package files help!!!!
Messed up all my previous file, Help! Hey guys I really messed up here and would greatly appreciate some positive guidance on what I should do. I am currently running Windows 8 for starters. We...
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Once you have set a file type to be opened by a particular application, it will affect all files of that type anywhere on your system.
However the only harm that would be done, once you have opened a .package file using Word, would be to save the file. This would try to save the file as a Word doc and corrupt the file. As @MarLin114 suggests, you need to remove any files you may have accidentally changed as the game would most likely crash when trying to read such a file and the corrupt version may be stored in the cache.
Now for how to remove the link to Word. I can give you the instructions for Windows XP, I hope it will be similar for Windows 8, but take care as you could do more harm if you are not careful.
First, open Windows Explorer, any folder will do.
Next, select Tools from the menu bar and then Folder Options
A window similar to this will appear
http://s24.postimg.org/udfiz8dcl/package.png
Select the third tab File Types and find package in the list (pressing P will take you to the first item starting with P)
In my example I have 'accidentally' set package files to be opened by Notepad.
Now click Delete to delete the entry, you will get a warning about removing registered file extensions, go ahead and click Yes as you do not want .package files to be registered.
Finally, close the Folder Options window.
However the only harm that would be done, once you have opened a .package file using Word, would be to save the file. This would try to save the file as a Word doc and corrupt the file. As @MarLin114 suggests, you need to remove any files you may have accidentally changed as the game would most likely crash when trying to read such a file and the corrupt version may be stored in the cache.
Now for how to remove the link to Word. I can give you the instructions for Windows XP, I hope it will be similar for Windows 8, but take care as you could do more harm if you are not careful.
First, open Windows Explorer, any folder will do.
Next, select Tools from the menu bar and then Folder Options
A window similar to this will appear
http://s24.postimg.org/udfiz8dcl/package.png
Select the third tab File Types and find package in the list (pressing P will take you to the first item starting with P)
In my example I have 'accidentally' set package files to be opened by Notepad.
Now click Delete to delete the entry, you will get a warning about removing registered file extensions, go ahead and click Yes as you do not want .package files to be registered.
Finally, close the Folder Options window.
