i already know how to make an exe program open when you open a certin file type...like a .mp3 or something...add it to registry. but i cant make it look what file it was opened with. any help? trying to make my media player my default media player...but it doesnt find the file that it was opened under.

In your form_load, you'll want to deal with the keyword "Command". When your program is loaded by opening the associated file, Command will contain the path to the file. The path will be in quotes, so you'll have to strip them first and then put the path into a new variable... ie:

strFilePath=Mid(Command,2,Len(Command)-2)

thanks mud, that helped a lot.