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    mitchell65 said:
    I think the OP means that when he right clicks on a single PNG file then the "Open With" option doesn't show. It should so I would suggest the following:
    Clikck the Start button, type cmd in search box, right click on cmd.exe that appears at the top of the small window, click "Run as Administrator" You might have to agree to this, then type "sfc /scannow" without the quotes (Note the space after sfc!) at the command prompt and let it run. Do this 3 times and see if that cures the problem.

    Thanks, good to see someone understands my problem, before I take your course of action can I ask if running system file checker will affect any updates to windows?
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    Update: I had a look in in my list of file associations, and the PNG extension is not listed, so I copied the file to anothe win 7 pc where the PNG extension was listed in associations, and voila the open with option is available when I right click it.

    This may be a silly question but does this mean the png file is not registered on the original win7 pc, and if so how do I do it?
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    ripperrita said:
    Update: I had a look in in my list of file associations, and the PNG extension is not listed, so I copied the file to anothe win 7 pc where the PNG extension was listed in associations, and voila the open with option is available when I right click it.

    This may be a silly question but does this mean the png file is not registered on the original win7 pc, and if so how do I do it?
    You won't get the "Open with" option unless the file extension is associated with a program.

    Set a Default Program (choose any appropriate program) and then you should get the "Open with" option in your context menu.

    It should have been associated with Paint (or the default picture viewer).

    If it doesn't exist at all, you could try restoring the default file association using the Reg file on this page:
    Default File Type Associations - Restore

    The png file is about 1/3 of the way down the page. :)
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    lehnerus2000 said:
    ripperrita said:
    Update: I had a look in in my list of file associations, and the PNG extension is not listed, so I copied the file to anothe win 7 pc where the PNG extension was listed in associations, and voila the open with option is available when I right click it.

    This may be a silly question but does this mean the png file is not registered on the original win7 pc, and if so how do I do it?
    You won't get the "Open with" option unless the file extension is associated with a program.

    Set a Default Program (choose any appropriate program) and then you should get the "Open with" option in your context menu.

    It should have been associated with Paint (or the default picture viewer).

    If it doesn't exist at all, you could try restoring the default file association using the Reg file on this page:
    Default File Type Associations - Restore

    The png file is about 1/3 of the way down the page. :)
    Hey thank you.
    I made "Paintshop Pro" file association preferences point to PNG files and now I have the same OPEN WITH choices I have with my other image files. Ill certainly remember that one, excellent work, and thanks again.
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    ripperrita said:
    mitchell65 said:
    I think the OP means that when he right clicks on a single PNG file then the "Open With" option doesn't show. It should so I would suggest the following:
    Clikck the Start button, type cmd in search box, right click on cmd.exe that appears at the top of the small window, click "Run as Administrator" You might have to agree to this, then type "sfc /scannow" without the quotes (Note the space after sfc!) at the command prompt and let it run. Do this 3 times and see if that cures the problem.

    Thanks, good to see someone understands my problem, before I take your course of action can I ask if running system file checker will affect any updates to windows?
    Hi, Am delighted your problem is now resolved. You can run the sfc /scannow command anytime. It won't effect your updates unless one of them got corrupted. Then it will hopefully correct the issue. It is quite safe to run it anytime and is often the first point of call with problems like yours. You found the solution anyway but running the command may well have found the solution anyway!
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