default programs

I have removed a program from my Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit system but its entry still appears in both Win Add/Remove and Revo Uninstaller. I have tried the technique suggested by just about every Google search return for the problem (regedit: HKLM...current version >> uninstall) but the program does...

I play Minecraft a lot, and many of the mods that I download use .zip to open. So I used to do this before, but for some reason I uninstalled 7-zip, so I tried re-installing it. The file that I use to open .zip files is the 7zFM (7-zip File Manager). But whenever I try to set that application as...

Can anyone help me please, when I download a file etc. and then go to my download folder to open it I get the message......( Explorer.exe.This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or if one is already installed create an...

I recently was perusing some unsavory websites (I'm sure you can guess) today and all of a sudden I got these messages which I started to ignore. Then it said that my flash player could not be run, or something like that. The main thing was that something has hijacked my computer, preventing me...

I,m having a huge problem with my computer. i tried to open a file by double clicking on it and it didnt work so I right clicked and went into the OPEN WITH. there i clicked on internet explorer to open the file. Once I did that every program on my desktop switched its icon to the internet...

Okay so i tried everything to get my .php open in notepad again. the thing i have done Control Panel\Programs\Default Programs\Set Associations and. Control Panel\Programs\Default Programs\Set Default Programs NotePad isn't in the Second one

This is the message I get when I try to open all of my programs. I cant use .cmd. this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the default programs control panel. Does anyone...

Can someone please tell me how to remove IE from my default program list?:mad:

Alright, I use a piece of programming software called Blitz3D. All of the codes written in it are exported as .bb files which can be read by the program itself, Notepad or any other text editor. Of course, I want those files to be launched by Blitz3D right as i double-click them. However, as I...

Hi Until recently my computer would open image files with Adobe Photoshop and Preview them using Windows Photo Viewer. This is the way it has worked in Windows 7 as long as I have been using it. This worked great because Photo Viewer open almost instantly and Photoshop takes forever! About a...

I have noticed recently that when I right-click and select open with and then choose program, it no longer work. it just pops up saying "this file does not have a program associated with it for performaing this action.please install a program, or if one is already installed, create an...

Every time I touch my laptop in the wrong place the DVD drive opens. That's annoying. But not half as annoying as the fact that, when I close the drive, Windows Media Player interrupts whatever it's doing to start whatever disk in it. I have AutoPlay in Control Panel set for "Take no action" in...

Does anyone know how do I set the default program to open media files in Windows 7? On WinXP it was right click -> open with -> checkmark "set as default program for opening this type of file" -> double click program. I did the same thing on Windows 7 and it has absolutely no effect. I do NOT...

I tried to open a simple pdf file in Windows Live Mail but this super Windows 7 says there is no program associated to open it? It says to go the default programs section. So I did but even though I have Adobe Reader #10 installed it, of course, is not on the list of programs. Then, there is...

Hi, I am having problems with autoplay, it doesn't open when I insert a disc. I get a message that tells me that I don't have a program installed as default when opening a dvd, same with audio discs but I have media player. I can still explore and install programs and have found i can open...

Is it possible to define another file management software (such as FreeCommander) as default instead instead of WE?

I am using Windows 7 Premium 32bts and Live Mail is my default programme. Every time I open the Live Mail I get a message that I have to wait while Live Mail is being configured, this happens every time without exception, the programme then opens and works as it should. It seems strange...

Hi, sorry if this is in the wrong thread, and for the general newbieness of my situation. I removed the Win 7 Home Security 2011 rogue antispyware using this guide: Link Removed This involves manually editing the registry, which I had not done before. I believe I have removed the virus, but I...

I have been using a Vista Computer which came with a multimedia keyboard. The multimedia keys can be easily programmed in the Keyboard item in the Control Panel. This works very well and lets me choose Eudora for the email program and call up the Character Map with the Calculator multimedia...

OK I somehow choice my power2go program as the default program for all my programs. All my icons turned to power2go icon, I have done this before and in the past I would delete the program causing this (power2go) and the problem would be solved. I did this and nothing happened, the program was...