in message
:I will get an email wiith anattachment thay will use windows
media player.
: when I click on the attachment box another box pops up "titled
mail
: attachment box", do you wish to open? This problem doesn't
happen all the
: time . The last one was titled "Rhapsodt Document MP3" I click
on yes.when i
: doi recevie an error messagethat states: "this file doesn't
have a program
: associated with performance of this adction. Create an
association in th
: folder option in the control panel.what does this mean? I've
gone to the
: control panel area in question but I'm not getting what I'm
supposed to do.
It's right in the Help file. Just set your associations so MP3
is opened by the program you want.
SUMMARY
You can specify that files with certain file name extensions are
always opened in the same program. You can also modify an
existing file type to change its association with a program. You
can work with file associations in Microsoft Windows Explorer or
My Computer. This article describes how to change file
associations in Microsoft Windows XP.
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How to change file associations
You may want to change the association of a file name extension
from one program to another. For example, you may prefer to open
text files (.txt) in your favorite word processor so that you can
format the text. By default, text files are associated with
Microsoft Notepad. By default, file name extensions for known
file types are hidden.
To See All File Extensions
1. On the Tools menu in My Computer or Windows Explorer,
click Folder Options.
2. Click the View tab.
3. Clear the Hide extensions for known file types check
box.
To change file associations
1. Right-click a file with the extension whose association
you want to change, and then click Open With.
2. In the Open With dialog box, click the program where you
want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that
you want.
3. Select the Always use the selected program to open this
kind of file check box.
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How to create file associations for unassociated file types
You may want to create a file association for a file type that is
not associated with a program in your computer. There are two
common reasons for this action: • A program such as a database
produces file reports with extensions that are not registered in
Windows XP.
• You receive e-mail message attachments that are created
in a program that is not installed on your computer, but there is
an installed program that can read these files.
To create file association: 1. Right-click a file with the
extension that you want to change, and then click Open, or
double-click the file.
2. Windows XP displays a dialog box that indicates that no
program is associated with this file. The dialog box offers two
choices for creating an association: • Use the Web service to
find the appropriate program
• Select the program from a list
Unless you want to find and download software that opens
this file type, the best choice is to select the program from a
list.
3. Windows displays a dialog box that displays programs
that are installed on the computer. If the program that you want
to use for this file type is not listed, click Browse to locate
the appropriate software. Select the Always use the selected
program to open this kind of file check box.
