Setting default Open program fails

[Jbob]

Trying to set a specific program to open a specific extension. In this
instance it's Firefox. Was working before but not now. I uninstalled
Firefox to check out an issue I was having and reinstalled from scratch. I
am trying to set Firefox as the default program to open .xpi files. If I
right click on a .xpi file and select Open With, Choose Program then Browse
and select Firefox.exe to use it does not get selected when I return to the
main Open With dialog. If I go to Tools | File Types select .XPI file type
and select Change I get the same problem. I cannot make Firefox the default
App that opens an .XPI file type. I accidently selected Adobe Reader the
first time I tried so I know I can at least set something.

Seems to me that something might be screwy with the way Firefox was
installed and not fully registered.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Registering a program with the "Open With" dialog:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithadd.htm
(Try registering Firefox.exe using this program)

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Jbob]

Thank you Ramesh. That fixed the issue. Still not sure why it was an issue
to begin with though.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Glad that helped, Jbob.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com