Re: Cannot link files to open with specific program

From: Ben Personick (bpersonick_at_pragmatix.com)
Date: 08/02/04 

Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 07:27:47 -0700

this behavior is also present when the file has no
extention, and cannot be associated with a program.

>-----Original Message-----
>On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:30:45 +0100, Guydpb wrote:
>
>> If I R-click a file (txt, jpeg, bmp, doc etc....) I get
a menu where I
>> choose "open with...", I then get the message: Windows
cannot open the
>> following file.. I then use the option: choose program
among a list, if
>> I then hit the OK button I get all the programs with
which I could open
>> that file, but I have no possibility to link this file
to always open
>> with a certain program because the area where it
says "always open this
>> file with this program" remains GREY. So for example
all my pictures
>> always open with the same standard Windows viewer
instead of the
>> program I would like to open them with....
>
>The box is grayed out because there is already a default
program assigned
>to the file type. Open Properties for a file. Then use
the Change button to
>switch the file type to a different application.
>
>--
>Sharon F
>MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User
>.
>