File & Folders

Hi

Iv just bought a new PC but I'm having difficulty with one
little thing, I have previously been using Win95 for many
years without a problem so no doubt I'm just doing
something wrong and not following the instruction properly.


I have some movies in a folder, and most of them require
different programs to open them with (WMP)(DivX)
(VideoLAN), but when I select one of the files, click
options, select open with tab and choose a permanent
program to open the file with, it alters all the files in
that folder not just the one I want o change. This makes
it very annoying, as you have to keep choosing a program
to open each file instead of just double clicking the
thumbnail (file).

Like I said, I had no problem doing this with Win95, so
hopefully I'm just ding something wrong.

Thanks for help

Shane,

Enable the showing of file extensions under the control panel/folder =
options/view tab, uncheck "hide file extensions of known file types".

Now, look at your files. Each file extension can only have a default =
association with one program. If you select WMP to be the default for =
..avi files, then all .avi files will open (or try to open) with WMP. =
There is nothing you can do to change this behavior beyond =
right-clicking a file and using "open with.." when you want to use a =
different player.

Also, open each of your various media players. Most of them will have a =
section under options or preferences as to which file types they are the =
default for. You can enable or disable these as well to customize your =
playing options. However, and I repeat, a file extension can only have =
one default player associated with it. In other words, two different =
..avi files cannot have two different default players associated with =
them for a default opening. You can add a listing to the right-click =
context menu under folder options if you wish using the file types tab.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone - =
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"shane" wrote in message =
...
Hi
=20
Iv just bought a new PC but I'm having difficulty with one=20
little thing, I have previously been using Win95 for many=20
years without a problem so no doubt I'm just doing=20
something wrong and not following the instruction properly.
=20
=20
I have some movies in a folder, and most of them require=20
different programs to open them with (WMP)(DivX)
(VideoLAN), but when I select one of the files, click=20
options, select open with tab and choose a permanent=20
program to open the file with, it alters all the files in=20
that folder not just the one I want o change. This makes=20
it very annoying, as you have to keep choosing a program=20
to open each file instead of just double clicking the=20
thumbnail (file).
=20
Like I said, I had no problem doing this with Win95, so=20
hopefully I'm just ding something wrong.
=20
Thanks for help =20

Ok Thanks ill give that a try

Shane
-----Original Message-----
Shane,

Enable the showing of file extensions under the control
panel/folder options/view tab, uncheck "hide file
extensions of known file types".

Now, look at your files. Each file extension can only
have a default association with one program. If you select
WMP to be the default for ..avi files, then all .avi files
will open (or try to open) with WMP. There is nothing you
can do to change this behavior beyond right-clicking a
file and using "open with.." when you want to use a
different player.

Also, open each of your various media players. Most of
them will have a section under options or preferences as
to which file types they are the default for. You can
enable or disable these as well to customize your playing
options. However, and I repeat, a file extension can only
have one default player associated with it. In other
words, two different ..avi files cannot have two different
default players associated with them for a default
opening. You can add a listing to the right-click context
menu under folder options if you wish using the file types
tab.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"shane" wrote in message
...
Hi

Iv just bought a new PC but I'm having difficulty with
one
little thing, I have previously been using Win95 for
many
years without a problem so no doubt I'm just doing
something wrong and not following the instruction
properly.


I have some movies in a folder, and most of them
require
different programs to open them with (WMP)(DivX)
(VideoLAN), but when I select one of the files, click
options, select open with tab and choose a permanent
program to open the file with, it alters all the files
in
that folder not just the one I want o change. This
makes
it very annoying, as you have to keep choosing a
program
to open each file instead of just double clicking the
thumbnail (file).

Like I said, I had no problem doing this with Win95, so
hopefully I'm just ding something wrong.

Thanks for help

.