file associations

Hi Everybody, I have a strange issue, and would like some direction in solving it. I use "Netbeans", which is an IDE program that I can use to build web sites using PHP., and I would like to make "Netbeans" to be the default program that I can trigger by double clicking on any *.php file The...

Starting this morning, my Windows 7 is opening most applications in Vim (Vim is my editor of choice). The following is an itemized list of this bizarre behavior. From Start menu, most applications display the Vim icon (screen shot below). From Start menu, most applications open in Vim...

As you know some file may be opened by multiple installed programs. Assume I have 3 picture viewers installed for viewing *.jpg files. Currently the default program for opening these *.jpg is "aaa.exe" In the future I want to let the *.jpg open (by double clicking in Windows Explorer) by a...

Okay, since there are many questions on this topic, none exactly the same as mine, I'd like to make myself perfectly clear. I know about Default Programs, and I know about Autoplay settings in the Control Panel. What I want to achieve is use Media Player Classic (comes with the K-Lite codec...

Ok there are many guides on how to assign ONE certain extension (e.g. .aaa) to one program myprog.exe so that a double click on a file myfile.aaa will automatically start the program and load the file. But what I need is a similar but different way of assignment. I want completely replace...

I use WinRar. In Options > Settings > Integration > User defined archive extensions, I've associated XPI and JA files with the program. I would like to add the following entries to Windows Explorer's context menu: 1) Add to archive "FileName.xpi" 2) Add to archive "FileName.ja" I'd like...

Hi, The images on my shortcuts are not displayed by taking the entire surface of my icon, while the image. ICO associated is big enough! Link Removed The display in Windows Explorer is set to "Large Icons". Why ?

Strange behavior from windows here. Normally opening an mp3 file would simply open Winamp, but now it opens another program, Switch Sound Converter. So I go into Winamp and see that all the audio types are associated with Winamp already... but I'll re-set them to just be sure. So now in Windows...

What I am wanting to do is when I right click on a file have an option to run a command. for example: -filebot -rename "filename" This command would execute if I clicked on the option in the right click menu

HI. I have just clean installed my Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit and after installing all my apps and drivers I'm finding a stupid and irritating problem. every time I download a .torrent file and tell it to open with (uTorrent) default app it will open another instance of the app and then I have to...

I just did a clean install of windows 7 and now I have a problem with file associations. The thing is. avi files for instance are set to open with WMP but I want them to open with BSplayer. If I click "open with" I have the recomended options MWP and WMC but Bsplayer isn't there nor under...

Resolve issues where you open a file on a Windows based computer, and the file starts a different program. More...

When you open a file in Windows, such as an .exe file or .bat file, a different program or file may start. Additionally, the icon for the file may not appear as expected. You may also receive additional errors from the from the program it starts. More...

i have a number of GIF images on my computer. for some reason they open in Internet Explorer rather than Windows Photo Viewer like other image extensions do. Can anyone tell me how to view GIFs in Windows Photo Viewer? Cause I can't seem to find it when i go to Open With. Thanks in advance.

When I go to Default Programs\Set associations\Change program. And select a program it doesn't stick\work\register. Don Cole

I open a file (name.txt) and select open with option and select program Notepad to open all files with the extension of .txt. After pressing enter, I receive the above message. I have run sfc.exe with the scannow option and it found no errors. I am at a loss on how to resolve this issue.

I'm using W7 Home Premium 32 bit. I can not open Google SketchUp by double clicking on a *.skp file. Trying to set the default program with "Open with...", Default Programs, right click -> Properties, Control Panel, etc - nothing works. I did get something to work. If I logon as a different...

I'm using W7 Home Premium 32 bit. I can not open Google SketchUp by double clicking on a *.skp file. Trying to set the default program with "Open with...", Default Programs, right click -> Properties, Control Panel, etc - nothing works. I did get something to work. If I logon as a different...

All Thank you for any assistance. I'm pretty familiar with Windows 7, computers in general. I have a weird issue with trying to associate file extensions to .torrent files and to .xls, .doc and other microsoft office file associations. I have recently installed Office 2007. Issue is that I...

I have a learning center app - computer has about 10 logins each login is for a different class one is for MS Office one for Open Office one is for beginner etc. All programs are installed for all users, but some users do not have direct access to all programs. the MS Office and Open Office...