# How to link .jl files with Julia 0.7 or 1.0 on windows 7

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-link-jl-files-with-julia-0-7-or-1-0-on-windows-7/13180>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** installation\
**Created:** [August 10, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-link-jl-files-with-julia-0-7-or-1-0-on-windows-7/13180 "2018-08-10T13:03:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-link-jl-files-with-julia-0-7-or-1-0-on-windows-7/13180/21 "2018-08-13T12:49:53Z")

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@oheil, I removed the old Julia.exe key in HKEY\_CLASSES\_ROOT\Applications. Then I re-install Julia-1.0 and it works ! Thank you so much ! I already spent so many hours fighting with windows 😝

I do a quick summary for users who have the same problem :  
it appears that “some” uninstall Julia programs do not remove the old “julia.exe” key in HKEY\_CLASSES\_ROOT\Applications. The old key stays in HKEY\_CLASSES\_ROOT\Applications and it blocks the possibility to associate \*.jl file to julia.exe. The solution is to remove manually the old key and start installation again 🙂

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