"Open with..."

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dawn

When I click to see a video or listen to something and
want to open from current location, I keep getting a box
saying "Open with...." and listing things like Microsoft
Word etc etc. Do I need to download something to make it
work??
 
dawn - the "Open with..." message is the system telling you that the
filetype (the part of the file name after the dot) is not "associated"
with an application that knows what to do with that file. (Sometimes it
means that the system can no longer find the application; it may have
been moved or uninstalled.) For files involving video and audio you must
have applications installed that can play them, just as for Word (.doc)
files you must have an application installed (Word or a competitor) that
understands the Word format.

Usually a video or audio player app will create the appropriate filetype
associations when you install it. To see how you can create and
manipulate file associations in the system, go to a command console and type
assoc /?

There are plenty of popular (and free) video/audio players downloadable
 
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