For example a WORD document name.DOC and right click and select open with... when the box opens (I use XP so I am not sure what the dialog box will look like) select WORD and also click the box "always use this program".
Perform this for XLS (excel files) JPG, BMP and GIF (picture files) and a few other of the 'major' know extension types. Other than that you really shouldn't be opening too many files by clicking on them, rather the programs themselves will call up the appropriate files.
Once you select "always use..." every DOC file, for example, through out your computer will always open up WORD when double clicked.
Hope this helps
I recently tried to organise my file extensions using a program called extmania. I was sick of new programs associating themselves with different types of file and hijacking them so I was forced to use them. I heard of a program called "Extmania" that promised to solve my problems.
However...extmania proved annoying and not as helpful as promised so I uninstalled it. I was left with no extensions assoicated with anything!! Or to more correct, ALL my files associated with extmania and therefore refusing to open as extmania PROGRAM.EXE could not be found!
I have had many conversions with the company but they have proved unhelpful. So now I am left with manually associating various ext with programs using windows explorer<tools<folder options<view< etc. This is a pain in the backside. Some programs (like acrobat) do it for me but I have yet to find a way for Word and Excel to do it. To make matters worse, I seem to be incorrectly configuring Word and Excel so they will not successfully open the files (I have to open Word and then open the file from Word).
Can anyone help? Ideally I would like a tip to automatically get windows (I am using Win 98SE) to search and sort out my ext. However if someone knows of a program that will allow you to SUCCESSFULLY manage file ext with their opening programs that can be easily uninstalled when its done its job, then please let me know.
This is causing me major hassle!!!!
Pat

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