SEEK: Utility to easily change file asociation

[Lars]

Am looking for a utility to quickly change a file association in XP.
What utilities would you recommend to do this?

At the moment I use the File Types tab in Folder Options and locate
the file extension. Or use the context menu for a file of a
particular type. Then I choose one of the shortlisted programs but
often I have to browse to where the application program is.

QuickAssociation from PC Mag (pay to join) looks as if it might be
good. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1639699,00.asp
I can't find it on FileMirrors.com or FindSearching.com. Does anyone
have a link to a free download?

What other utilities would you recommend to do this?

Lars


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[bassbag]

Am looking for a utility to quickly change a file association in XP.
What utilities would you recommend to do this?

At the moment I use the File Types tab in Folder Options and locate
the file extension. Or use the context menu for a file of a
particular type. Then I choose one of the shortlisted programs but
often I have to browse to where the application program is.

QuickAssociation from PC Mag (pay to join) looks as if it might be
good. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1639699,00.asp
I can't find it on FileMirrors.com or FindSearching.com. Does anyone
have a link to a free download?

What other utilities would you recommend to do this?

Lars


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Open expert?
http://www.baxbex.com/openexpert.html
me

 

[Lars]

Open expert?
http://www.baxbex.com/openexpert.html me

This app creates a shortlist for a file extension which it offers in
the context menu.

On my XP Pro this doesn't seem to work correctly: it creates an
OpenExpert entry in the file type which can only be enabled as the
default by actually going into Folder Options > File Type > Advanced
(if Advanced is still available).

Maybe it's an XP Pro issue.

If one includes the need to Open Expert then this process takes even
longer than the usual way!

 

[bassbag]

This app creates a shortlist for a file extension which it offers in
the context menu.

On my XP Pro this doesn't seem to work correctly: it creates an
OpenExpert entry in the file type which can only be enabled as the
default by actually going into Folder Options > File Type > Advanced
(if Advanced is still available).

Maybe it's an XP Pro issue.

If one includes the need to Open Expert then this process takes even
longer than the usual way!

Im not sure about xp.On my 98 system i just right click a file.. click
open with....and open expert displays a list of programmes (that ive set)
to open the file.After rereading your original post , im not sure that
this is exactly what you required.Sorry for my mistake.
me

 

[Bob Adkins]

What other utilities would you recommend to do this?

If you continually need to fix or change a few associations, a REG file is
the quickest and handiest way. Download a "default associations" REG file
from www.blackviper.com, copy and edit the REG file to reflect your own
associations. It may take 20-30 minutes, but from that point on changing
associations back and forth only take a second.

-- Bob

 

[Bob Adkins]

Open expert?
http://www.baxbex.com/openexpert.html
me

Nice program! Thanks!

-- Bob

 

[Mario Alvares]

On my XP Pro this doesn't seem to work correctly: it creates an
OpenExpert entry in the file type which can only be enabled as the
default by actually going into Folder Options > File Type > Advanced
(if Advanced is still available).

Maybe it's an XP Pro issue.

Hi Lars,

Open Expert is working fine here on Win XP Pro, SP2.
Looks like the installation messed things up, maybe a reinstall would help.

 

[Doc]

QuickAssociation from PC Mag (pay to join) looks as if it might be
good. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1639699,00.asp
I can't find it on FileMirrors.com or FindSearching.com. Does anyone
have a link to a free download?

What other utilities would you recommend to do this?

Lars

My personal favourite is Context Edit v1.1, another PC Mag program.
However, try this direct download link (it worked for me about 9 months
ago ).

http://www.ramlende.com/downloads/contextedit11.zip

 

[Frank Delamarre]

Am looking for a utility to quickly change a file association in XP.
What utilities would you recommend to do this?

Well, there is File Association Editor.
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/rhaminisys/fileasoc.html
But currently it's not available for download there, so I read.
Perhaps someone has found a working download link.

Frank