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Windows Explorer
Name: Bruce Fullerton Date: January 20, 2005 at 15:10:43 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:
When the right pane of Windows Explorer is right clicked on a file, I would like to have the option to open any file in a particular program. Can this be done, if so how? Thanks
Name: CrazyBass Date: January 20, 2005 at 15:40:34 Pacific
Reply:
Try rt clicking the file, and go to Open With... (sorry, I'm not sure if this answers your questuon the way you wanted)
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Response Number 2
Name: Bruce Fullerton Date: January 20, 2005 at 21:24:05 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks for reply... however I only get Open With if the file extn is recognised by XP..I would like to specify open file with other extns.
Bruce Fullerton
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Response Number 3
Name: burning112 Date: January 21, 2005 at 11:42:29 Pacific
Reply:
Heres how you do it, Go to control panel=> folder options=>file types. Find yous extension and assign the appropiate program to that file extension, done, you can also assign icons I think.
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