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Changing File Associations (Windows 98)

(note: in general one does not want to change file associations without good reason)

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Open Windows Explorer:

(first of all let me say, this image is of 'gif' all other pictures refer to JPEG images. I changed my mind in mid-project, but will hopefully get this one image changed out soon, but hopefully you can follow the process anyway).

1. Display the Folder Options dialog box by choosing View, Folder Options

2. Select the File Types tab.

3. In the Registered File Types list box, scroll down and select..........

(i.e.) JPEG Image

click on edit........

(notice it opens with IEXPLORE now)

The Edit File Type dialog box is displayed. You can change the file's description, content type, extension, and action.

4. Observe the actions box. The actions box displays which types of actions can be performed on a file type.For example you can open a .JPEG. The default action is displayed in bold text.

5. Observe the Edit File Type dialog box. In the Edit File Type dialog box you will see a description of the file type you are editing. You will also see which actions you can perform on the file type and which action is currently the default action.(the bold action is the default)

6. Click on Edit...The Editing Action For Type: JPEG Image is displayed.

7. Click on Browse...The Open With dialog box is displayed.You can select the application that will be associated with your (my i.e.) image files. (text, gif, whatever file type you are working with).

8. In the Open With dialog box, double-click on Program Files

(again, my i.e.-----your pathway will vary according to your programs and locations

of those programs)

double-click on My Documents,

double-click on My NetPrgm Dwnlds

double-click on LView

to select the program (here I selected LView) I want associated with my .JPEG Images

9. In the Editing Action For Type: JPEG Image dialog box, notice the Application Used To Perform Action text box.

10.Click on Okay.......................Click on Close Now my .JPEG Images will open in LView

(notice it opens with LViewPro now)

Changing and Editing File Associations

in Windows Millennium Edition

(I do not have images for ME, I do not have the O/S)

MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: There is no Folder Options command when you click Start, and then point to Settings as in earlier versions of Windows. This item has been moved to Control Panel in Windows Me.

To Change a File Association
Right-click on the icon of the file you want to open, and then click Open With.

If there is only one program associated with this filetype, Open With is displayed and you can skip to step 3. If there is more than one program associated with this filetype, Open With expand to give you a choice of programs to open this file in. There is also the Choose Program option in the expanded menu, click Choose Program to open Open With.

In Open With you can select a program to open the current file. Select the Always use this program to open these files option to make this program the default to open when you double-click this type of file in the future. If you do not want to make this the default program that opens, leave the option empty.

Click OK and the file opens in the program you chose.

To Edit a File Association:

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

Click the View All Control Panel Options link, if present.

Double-click Folder Options.

Click the File Types tab.

Click the file type whose association you want to change, and then click Advanced.

Click the action you want to edit, and then click Edit.

Edit the file association as necessary, and then click OK.

To Restore Default File Associations:

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

Click the View All Control Panel Options link, if present.

Double-click Folder Options.

Click the File Types tab.

Click the file type whose association you want to restore, and then click Restore.

NOTE: This option is only available if the default value has been changed.

When a file association is changed, the original association is stored in the registry to provide the ability to undo the change. If this has happened, the file information on the File Types tab in the Folder Options tool includes a Restore option in place of the Advanced option. Only the initial file association can be restored. This means that if a file association is changed three times, the Restore option only restores the original file association.

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