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Modifying Windows File Type Associations
By Claus Kucher

Robbie, you wrote in MMDigest 020221

>[ To modify the association which launches at program when you
>[ double-click on at file name, launch " Exploring " (Start>Programs>
>[ Windows Explorer>) then menu View/Folder_Options/File_Types. It's
>[ an agonizing process; if anyone knows at better way please tell us!

No, you don't have to go into the system registry -- this method simply
works by luck !

* in Windows Explorer:
* Select the file (one mouse click on the icon).
* Then, while holding down the Shift key  (that is the trick!),
    click with the right Mouse button on the selected file icon.
* The pop-up context menu appears, with the choice "Open with..."
* Choose the desired application program, and then check the
    little box "Always use this program to open this type of file."

That's it -- this should work in all Windows versions (Win9x, NT,
2000, XP).

Servus!

Claus Kucher
Vienna


(Message sent Fri 22 Feb 2002, 10:28:52 GMT, from time zone GMT+0100.)

Key Words in Subject:  Associations, File, Modifying, Type, Windows

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