making an association to open files

[BH]

HI,
when I go to open a file say a GIF, window tells me to make an association
in the control panel, folder section, but how do i do it
Thanks and Regards
Bob

 

[Elmo]

HI,
when I go to open a file, say a GIF, WindowS tells me to make an association
in the Control Panel, Folder Options section, but how do I do it?
Thanks and Regards
Bob

Just right-click the file, click "Open With", select a program to open
the filetype, and click the "Always use the selected program to open
this kind of file" box.

Or you can reinstall the program you want to open the particular
filetype. Irfanview is a good program for images..

Fix File Associations.
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

HI,
when I go to open a file say a GIF, window tells me to make an association
in the control panel, folder section, but how do i do it

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