File Associations in Vista

[Derz]

I can't seem to change the association for "DOC"
using the Vista "Default Programs" utility
Is there an effective, hopefully free utility to do this?
The utilities I've found work great with XP, but not Vista.

 

[Ravenshadow]

I can't seem to change the association for "DOC"
using the Vista "Default Programs" utility
Is there an effective, hopefully free utility to do this?
The utilities I've found work great with XP, but not Vista.

Did you try right clicking on the 'DOC' file. Then choose 'Properties'. Once
there you should see a 'change' button.

There you can choose what program the file opens with.

 

[Rojo Habe]

Right-click the file and choose "Open with" and then click "Choose default
program..." If your desired program is not in the list you'll need to click
the Browse button and then browse to the EXE file manually. Make sure
"Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is ticked and
then click OK. Your chosen program should now be the default.

 

[ju.c]

Use the Registry editor, it's much easier.