Windows 7 - Open With - Change Default Program

**Brink** · 06-05-2009

How to Change the Default Program a File Type Opens With in Windows 7

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Click here to read the entire tutorial

**Capt.Jack Sparrow** · 02-26-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by smithers

I am having the same unresolved problem steephen had back on pages 1 and 2. The problem is this, I accidentally set Notepad as the default program for opening .lnk shortcuts. So now all my shortcuts and my start menu just open the .lnk file in notepad.

Can some one go to 'Set Associations' and tell me what Windows' factory setting is for the .lnk association? (I think it had the word 'shell' in it.) Hopefully I can manually set it back to what it was.

Hello Welcome to SF,

This Tutorial should help Default File Type Associations - Restore there download the .lnk (LNK) file http://www.sevenforums.com/attachmen...-shortcut-.zip

Hope this helps,
Captain

**smithers** · 02-26-2010

Yes, that did it.

I was thinking I might have to do a complete re-install. Thank you!

**Capt.Jack Sparrow** · 02-26-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by smithers

Yes, that did it.

I was thinking I might have to do a complete re-install. Thank you!

Your Most Welcome !!

- Captain

**hmarcuse** · 04-27-2010

The Browse button in step 3 only appears for file types, not for protocols such as mailto:
My mail program is not listed in the defaults when I click "change program" for this protocol, and that screen does not have a Browse button.
How can I add a program to that selection list, so that I can make it my default?

**hubris** · 04-27-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by hmarcuse

The Browse button in step 3 only appears for file types, not for protocols such as mailto:
My mail program is not listed in the defaults when I click "change program" for this protocol, and that screen does not have a Browse button.
How can I add a program to that selection list, so that I can make it my default?

Mail program is....?

**hmarcuse** · 04-27-2010

Mail program is Mulberry, thanks.

**Codify** · 09-25-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by JPComben

I've gone in there and tried to change the default program again to MPC with no luck.

I go to the file extension, for example avi, then click 'change program', which brings up the same dialogue box as when you right click a file -> open with -> choose default program. MPC is a standalone .exe file which does not require installation, so I just created a folder for it in my program files subdirectory. The exe sits in there so I navigate to that and click 'select' but it returns me to the choose default program dialogue box and MPC is not there. Same thing happens if I create a shortcut to MPC.exe.

I've had the same issue with MPC, been trying to restore the file associations for days but no success

**janci** · 11-11-2010

Hi, thanks for the guide, really saves one a lot of time explaining to clients how to do this. Just ping them this link and done.

I've one tiny remark. Should the step 2B really say "Go to step 3D/3E". Or, better yet, how about moving steps 3D and 3E under step 4?

Cheers!

**Brink** · 11-11-2010

You're most welcome Janci, and welcome to Seven Forums.

I can see where that may get a little confusing. I reworded it a bit to help. Please let me know if you think that it may need more.

Thank you.

**David Connolly** · 11-14-2010

No, it won't be opened by the selected program. Not always, anyway. ;-)

Seems I'm having the same problem as JPComben and Codify.

I copied a simple little '.exe' onto my laptop (in Program Files) to produce '.lob' files (which are basically html pages that be turned into web pages), and it works just fine. I can create '.lobs' with no problem

However, when I want to open a '.lob' I've created (using 'Open with'), although I can select the program, it won't appear in the box.

I tried the 'compatibility' troubleshooter and was told the program is not compatible. But like I said, when I access it directly, it works just fine.

It's not a big issue - it's just annoying to have to open the '.exe' every time I want to work on a '.lob'.

Is there any way of 'forcing' Windows to recognise the existence of a program?

Cheers,
David

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