Thinking of posting an FAQ, so.......
Question:How do I change the file association so I can choose to open it with a certain program?
Answer:For this FAQ, I will be using Windows XP, but should work on Vista and other Windows Operating Systems.
As an example, I will use a Text File and make it open with
Notepad++ instead of Windows Notepad.
1. Right click on the file, go to
Open With and click
Choose Program.
2. Once you click Choose Program, another window should pop up.
Select the program you want to open the file with, check the
tick box and press
OK.
Now whenever you click Text Files (.txt), it will open with Notepad++.
These steps can be adapted to change any file association. For example this can be used to make Windows Media Player files (.wma, .wmv...) play with VLC Media Player or to open Pictures (.bmp, .jpg...) with MSPaint automatically.
