Solved I can't associate portable program as default program

[peter7277]

I am trying to associate kmplayer.exe for these 3 file types - avi,mp4,flv. But whatever i try Window 7 is just refusing to recognize the kmplayer.exe file.
My KMPlayer is in portable format.
What can i do to make KMPlayer as default player for these file types or is there any third party program that can help me create this association?

 

[A Guy]

Is this how you are associating the files?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/12196-open-change-default-program.html

If so, and that is what is unsuccessful, exactly what happens?

If necessary, you might have a look at this

OpenWith Enhanced

A Guy

 

[peter7277]

Is this how you are associating the files?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/12196-open-change-default-program.html

If so, and that is what is unsuccessful, exactly what happens?

I tried creating association with Open With but when i browse to the KMPlayer.exe file and selected it, it doesn't add it to the list of the programs that i can choose as default programs. I don't know why, may be because the program is in portable format.

 

[Roderunner]

Hi peter7277, I have never used KM Player, but I do use Media Player Classic Home Cinema portable. I opened it's Options and set it like this.

 

[peter7277]

KMPlayer has similar settings and i set .avi,.mp4,.flv to be associated with KMPlayer but still it is not working.

 

[Layback Bear]

My understanding is you can't use a portable format as a default program because it's not installed on the system.
Don't hate me if I'm wrong. Just my understanding.

 

[Callender]

Portable Program associate file extensions

Hi,

I don't use KMPlayer but I do have S-Player portable media player.

Now I can't say if this solution will work for you but this is what I did.



I left the S-Player settings alone and changed nothing. Didn't attempt to associate any extensions.

Then I created an elevated shortcut to the program's executable file in:

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

(Copy and paste into the address bar in an explorer window).

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11949-elevated-program-shortcut-without-uac-prompt-create.html

(The shortcut should be created here

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

and not on your Desktop as shown in the tutorial. Or you can just use:

http://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.152 - be careful and choose the correct download link.

Then rebooted. S-Player runs on start-up and that's not really useful - in fact it's annoying.

However I just right clicked an .mp4 file then chose Open with - browsed to splayer.exe and chose to always open with.



Rebooted - then removed the elevated shortcut that I'd created earlier. S-Player no longer auto-starts on boot and the default program settings stuck.

A workaround that's inconvenient but works is to add a shortcut to KMPlayer in your right click send to menu.

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

If you right click on a video you can choose to open it with KMPlayer by choosing send to.

 

[peter7277]

Thanks, i will try this.

 

[Roderunner]

Hi peter7277,
I right clicked mpc-hcportable.exe selected properties and got the option as in my image. My player works without being run as Admnistrator. Try it on KM Player.

 

[peter7277]

I finally was able to create the file association from the KMPlayer settings. But from windows explorer still doesn't work.

Anyway, KMPlayer now is set as default player for these file extensions.

 

[Timmi]

Same problem with other portable apps

I have exactly the same problem with other portable apps.

I am trying to set a PDF reader to open my PDFs - Evince or Sumatra. I follow the normal procedure for telling Windows7 what to open it with, and if I navigate to and select a portable app, it simply ignores what I just selected and stays with it's established list of proposed programs. Doesn't matter what I try, it doesn't let me assign a portable app to the file type.

There must be a way to edit the registry or something, just as some portable apps are able to change the file associations for you.

I realize that this is a year old thread, but I think it's important to know that it's not an issue with the one media player in the op. Programs like Irfanview do have a function to associate windows file types, but the PDF readers that I want to try do not have this function. I have eVince and Sumatra portable PDF readers. The reason I chose those is because the Foxit reader that microsoft is not a good option for me.

 

[A Guy]

Welcome to Seven Forums Timmi. Sumatra has a command line for setting the portable as default

Open an advanced command prompt

Start> In search box type cmd> Right click on cmd.exe in results above and choose Run as administrator

Navigate to the SumatraPortable folder (type cd and the path, IE: cd C:\Users\Timmi\program files (x86)\SumatraPortable > Enter )

Then type

SumatraPortable.exe --register-for-pdf

Enter

Try opening a pdf file. If it doesn't work first time, try it again. That should work.

-register-for-pdf forces registering Sumatra as a default reader for PDF files and exits

Manual for Sumatra PDF reader

A Guy

 

[greenvomit8]

Hi A Guy
Thanks for leading me into the right direction.
The following command worked for me:

Sumatrapdf.exe -register-for-pdf

 

[A Guy]

Great, glad to know an older post was helful

A Guy

 

[Timmi]

Welcome to Seven Forums Timmi. Sumatra has a command line for setting the portable as default

Open an advanced command prompt

Start> In search box type cmd> Right click on cmd.exe in results above and choose Run as administrator

Navigate to the SumatraPortable folder (type cd and the path, IE: cd C:\Users\Timmi\program files (x86)\SumatraPortable > Enter )

Then type

SumatraPortable.exe --register-for-pdf

Enter

Try opening a pdf file. If it doesn't work first time, try it again. That should work.



Manual for Sumatra PDF reader

A Guy

A-Guy: Hey, I completely forgot to thank you for this.
(I probably forgot about the thread, at a time when I moved to Mint, and wasn't checking gmail anymore with all the junk in there and no tools to clean it up (you know, like MS's "sweep" function in webmail))

Everytime I come back to Windows (like now), I have to try and remember why Windows is resetting/overriding these file association settings when chosen from within a program. (I try to use portable apps for everything where possible).

Just so this post isn't for nothing:
for Portable Apps (like irfanview) that do have file-associations you can set in the program, launch it "as administrator" and those changes should take, rather than be reset by Windows.