Windows 7 File Associations
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With Windows 7, you can change what file is associated with a
particular file extension |
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1. | Start |
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2. | Control Panel |
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3. | Click on Programs or Default
Programs if you have the Control Panel set to show Icons |
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4. | Click on Make a file type always open a
specific program |
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5. | Scroll down to the extension you want to
change. In the following example I'll change .jpg from Microsoft
Photo Viewer to Adobe Photoshop. Now there are likely easier ways to
set this particular file type, but I only use it as an example. |
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6. | Click on the Change program...button
in the upper right |
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7. | If your application is shown, simply
click on it |
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8. | If the application you want to use is
not shown, as in the following screenshot, click on the Browse...
button in the lower right |
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9. | Go to the location of the program you
want to use and double click on it, in this case Photoshop.exe |
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10. | It should now show up in the list |
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11. | Make sure it is highlighted and click
on the OK button |
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12, | The change for the default
program for that particular file extension should now show up |
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