How to Change File Associations in Windows 7
Have you ever tried to double-click on a file only to find it always opens in the wrong application? Sometimes when you install an application, it will covertly change the file association of one or more file types to use the new application. Or maybe you just prefer to use on program over another. Windows 7 includes file association data in the registry. Past versions of Windows made it a bit difficult to easily access these settings. Windows 7 includes a tool made just to modify default programs.
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Instructions
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Open the "Start" button and click the "Default Programs" shortcut. Click the "Set Associations" option.
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Scroll down the list to find the file extension you want to change. Click it to select it.
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Click the "Change program" button. Click the program you want to use to open the file. If the program doesn't appear, click the "Browse" button to find it. Click "OK" to set the file association.
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DivX is the worst culprit for forcing itself as the default player for movie files and doesn't appear to give you ANY option during the install process to untick boxes to stop it. It's player is pure bloatware but I need it's codecs. Annoying.
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Hi. I have changed my exe file type to docx. i pressed start->all program and right clicked one of the application (file type with exe) ->open with ->choose default program and clicked ms word and pressed ok. Now all the exe file became docx. I dono to change it back. Please help!!
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Hi. I have changed my exe file type to docx. i pressed start->all program and right clicked one of the application (file type with exe) ->open with ->choose default program and clicked ms word and pressed ok. Now all the exe file became docx. I dono to change it back. Please help!!
