Total Comannder 9.22a: vhd source file icon shown as archive

[bl_tc]

I have a problem with *.vhd files icon in Total Commander 9.22a. *.vhd is a source file for VHDL (hardware description language) and is associated with an IDE with it's own set of icons. Here is how the icons look in Explorer (Win7 x64):
Image: https://i.postimg.cc/C5GXQNGk/explorer-vhd-icons.jpg

The icons also look correct in Total Commander 8.01:
Image: https://i.postimg.cc/V6fhp1VL/tcmd-v8-01-vhd-icons.jpg

However in Total Commander 9.22a *.vhd file icon are shown under Archive File icon (not source file associated with IDE), same as *.zip (or other archive) files:
Image: https://i.postimg.cc/9ftSLz1n/tcmd-v9-22-vhd-icons.jpg
I have tried to search for *.vhd file assocications in Total Commander *.ini (or any other) files, but haven't found any corresponding options. I have also tried to play with TC 9.22a internal file associations, but without any luck. Here is how Associate window looks like:
Image: https://i.postimg.cc/pTsSt7wQ/tcmd-v9-22-vhd-Associate.jpg

Does anyone know why this happens and how can it be fixed?

[Horst.Epp]

Regardless of your problem,
VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) is a file format which represents a virtual hard disk drive.
So I would say its an archive because plugins like Total7zip can show the files in this "Archive".
There may be other usage of .vhd files but these are not common for me.

[ghisler(Author)]

vhd is not normally detected as an archive. Please check whether there is a packer plugin installed for the vhd extension:
Menu Configuration - Options - Plugins - Packer plugins - Configure.
Then just type
vhd
in the box in the upper right.

[bl_tc]

vhd is not normally detected as an archive. Please check whether there is a packer plugin installed for the vhd extension:
Menu Configuration - Options - Plugins - Packer plugins - Configure.
Then just type
vhd
in the box in the upper right.

Indeed. I've tried it and it is associated with Total7zip.wcx packer:

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734,%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wcx\Total7zip\Total7zip.wcx

Is there a way to dis-associate it?

[Gral]

"Associate with" - (none) - OK

[DrShark]

"Associate with" - (none) - OK

Is it for disassociation of vhd with Windows program which opens it?

I think bl_tc meant disassociation of vhd in TC with Total7zip.wcx which is possible to do by removing a line like

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vhd=734,%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wcx\Total7zip\Total7zip.wcx

from wincmd.ini.

VHD icon problem in TC actually may be solved without disassociation of anything. It's possible to set desired icon for *.vhd by creating for this extension an internal association (Files->Internal Associations), where only icon needs to be set (all other fields should be empty/default).

[Gral]

"Associate with" - (none) - OK

Is it for disassociation of vhd with Windows program which opens it?

Nope.
My advice refers to dialog box described by Christian:
Menu Configuration - Options - Plugins - Packer plugins - Configure

I think bl_tc meant disassociation of vhd in TC with Total7zip.wcx which is possible to do by removing a line like

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vhd=734,%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wcx\Total7zip\Total7zip.wcx

from wincmd.ini.

Which is essentially the same as a GUI action effect.

[bl_tc]

Ok, here is what was going on. Indeed there is a corresponding vhd file association in wincmd.ini:

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vhd=734,%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wcx\Total7zip\Total7zip.wcx

Once it is commented, the archive icon association is gone and it is shown as a source file (exactly what I need).
The reason I couldn't find this obvious file association earlier is the following. I was using TC "Find Files" tool (Alt+F7) using the *.ini file pattern and "Find text:"="vhd" field:
Image: https://i.postimg.cc/CLPdxxw8/TC-Find-Files-ANSI-charset.jpg
However I wasn't getting any results. I have also tried to search for "vhd" text in all files (not only *.ini), but still got nothing. But once I knew, that "vhd" text pattern exists in wincmd.ini file, I've started to wonder, why "Find Files" wasn't getting any results. After trying various options, I've figured out, that the problem was encoding. Once in "Find Files" I've selected the "Unicode UTF-16" checkbox (instead of default "ANSI Charset (Windows)"), the "vhd" text pattern was found in wincmd.ini:
Image: https://i.postimg.cc/7Z5hGrLW/TC-Find-Files-Unicode-UTF-16.jpg

Will take that into account for future.
Thanks everyone, the problem is solved!