Don't want "Open With" window when opening .wav files

[Guest]

When I open a .wav file I get a window titled "Open With" and it presents
"Recommended Programs:" that has a list of four (4) programs
- ATI Multimedia Center
- Cool Edit 2000
- iTunes
- Windows Media Player
and I have to choose one of them to open a .wav file.

But I want .wav files to always be opened only by Cool Edit 2000.
How to I stop the "Open With" window from appearing
so that only Cool Edit 2000 will always be started to open a .wav file ?

Thanks !
Dan in California

 

[BlastOButter42]

When I open a .wav file I get a window titled "Open With" and it presents
"Recommended Programs:" that has a list of four (4) programs
- ATI Multimedia Center
- Cool Edit 2000
- iTunes
- Windows Media Player
and I have to choose one of them to open a .wav file.

But I want .wav files to always be opened only by Cool Edit 2000.
How to I stop the "Open With" window from appearing
so that only Cool Edit 2000 will always be started to open a .wav file ?

Thanks !
Dan in California

Is there a checkmark box at the bottom that says "Always use the
selected program to open this kind of file"? If there is, check it and
open with Cool Edit 2000.
If not, open a folder and click the Tools menu and click Folder
Options. In the dialog box that opens, click the File Types tab.
Scroll down to "WAV", click on it, and click "Change". Highlight Cool
Edit 2000, make sure the "Always use the selected program to open this
kind of file" box is checked, and click OK.

 

[Guest]

I have set that option to "always use the selected program.....".
But I still always get the "Open With" and its 4 "RecommendedPrograms".
Now what ?

 

[BlastOButter42]

I have set that option to "always use the selected program.....".
But I still always get the "Open With" and its 4 "RecommendedPrograms".
Now what ?

Hmm...this sounds like it could be a problem in the Windows Registry.
I'm no expert there, so I won't advise you about working with that
since it can damage your computer if you don't know what you're doing.
But perhaps this is an error that a registry cleaner program would
fix. Here's one that I use and recommend:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/RegSeeker/1035382760/1. Download
and run it, and in the column on the left click "Clean the Registry".
In the next screen, make sure "backup before deletion" in the lower-
left-hand corner is checked, and click Auto Clean. In the dialog box
that opens, make sure the "select all" radio button is selected and
hit Go.
This is absolutely pure speculation as to the source and cure for the
problem; I have no idea whether or not the registry is the source of
your problem, and if it is, that a registry cleaner will fix it. But
it won't do any harm (as long as you clicked "backup before deletion")
-- the worst that can happen is that it doesn't fix your problem, but
cleans old junk out of your registry and speeds your computer up a
little.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your clear reply. And, RegSeeker has not helped at all.
Nor has another registry cleaner, RegSupremePro.
All they do is find registry entries that point to non-existant files.
They don't approach the subject of logical errors in the registry.

Can you refer me to some other resource at Microsoft that explains the
broad view, and all the details of, the Registry ?

Thanks for your contiunued replies.

Dan

 

[BlastOButter42]

Thanks for your clear reply. And, RegSeeker has not helped at all.
Nor has another registry cleaner, RegSupremePro.
All they do is find registry entries that point to non-existant files.
They don't approach the subject of logical errors in the registry.

Can you refer me to some other resource at Microsoft that explains the
broad view, and all the details of, the Registry ?

Thanks for your contiunued replies.

Here's the Microsoft Knowledge Base article about the Registry:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/en-us. I also find that this
Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry,
explains it well. However, I really don't know whether this is or even
could be the source of the problem.
Try this: Right click on a .wav file and click Properties. What does
it say next to "Type of file" and "Opens with"?
Press the "Change" button next to "Opens with" and select Cool Edit
2000. See if this solves the problem, though it seems unlikely, since
the other methods haven't worked.