How to Add a Program to "Open with" in Windows 7
InformationWhen you right click on a file and click Open with, a list of registered programs are displayed to open the file with.
This tutorial will show you how to add a program to Open with in Windows 7.
EXAMPLE: Open with
OPTION ONETo Manually Add a Program to "Open with"
NOTE: This will not always register the program and add it to the Open with window for next time.
OPTION TWOAdd Program to "Open with" Using a Program
NOTE: The program OpenWithAdd can be helpful in circumstances when Option One does not add the program to "Open with". OpenWithAdd will register the program and add it to "Open with" a lot easier.
WRITTEN BY: Ramesh Srinivasan
1. Go to: Registering programs with the "Open With" dialogThat's it,
2. Click on the OpenWithAdd.zip download link at the link above to download the file.
3. Save it to your Desktop and extract the two files OpenWithAdd.exe and readme.txt.
NOTE: OpenWithAdd.exe is stand-alone exe file that does not install on your computer. You can move this file to where you want and create a shortcut for it.
4. Click on OpenWithAdd.exe to open the program.
5. Type in the full path of the exe file of the program you want to add to Open With, or click the browse (...) button. (see screenshot below)
6. If you clicked browse (...), then navigate to the exe file of the program you want to add to Open With. (see screenshot below)
A) Click on Select.7. Click on Register. (see screenshot below)
8. It is now added. (see screenshot below)
Shawn
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