" always use this program to open " dialog box

Dennis · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

An e-mail I got had an attachment. I had to pick
a program to open it.I forgot to uncheck the alw
ays use box, and the program [QUICKTIME]won't work.
How do I find the "always use " dialog box to
uncheck it and select another program?

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Jim Pickering · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

Just Shift+Right click on a file of the type you wanted to open, select Open
With vs. Open and choose again a program, and again click the "Always Use"
dialog. That will over ride the earlier setting.
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Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
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Dennis
wrote in 057001c3942a$b56183f0$a101280a@phx.gbl:
> An e-mail I got had an attachment. I had to pick
> a program to open it.I forgot to uncheck the alw
> ays use box, and the program [QUICKTIME]won't work.
> How do I find the "always use " dialog box to
> uncheck it and select another program?

Robert Duffy · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 12

You can rest/change the default file association with these simple steps:

1.Single-click a file.
2.Hold the Shift key while right-clicking the file.
3.Select "Open With..."
4.Select a program.
5.Place a checkmark next to "Always use this program to open this type of file"
if you want to permanently change its file association. Otherwise,
this will be a one-time solution.
Click OK.

"Dennis" wrote in message$b56183f0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
| An e-mail I got had an attachment. I had to pick
| a program to open it.I forgot to uncheck the alw
| ays use box, and the program [QUICKTIME]won't work.
| How do I find the "always use " dialog box to
| uncheck it and select another program?
|

Bill P. · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 3

The shift rt click is a neat trick which I have many times
wanted to know. How do you find these things out?
>-----Original Message-----
>You can rest/change the default file association with
these simple steps:
>
>1.Single-click a file.
>2.Hold the Shift key while right-clicking the file.
>3.Select "Open With..."
>4.Select a program.
>5.Place a checkmark next to "Always use this program to
open this type of file"
>if you want to permanently change its file association.
Otherwise,
>this will be a one-time solution.
>Click OK.
>
>"Dennis" wrote in message
>$b56183f0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>| An e-mail I got had an attachment. I had to pick
>| a program to open it.I forgot to uncheck the alw
>| ays use box, and the program [QUICKTIME]won't work.
>| How do I find the "always use " dialog box to
>| uncheck it and select another program?
>|
>
>
>.
>

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