soybean, you are correct. Big slap for me.
I added a new drive to this computer and used this computer thereafter for junky stuff. It was infected with the "ie antivirus" Virus.
I loaded XP on the new drive and set the other two as slave and so on. So yes you hit the nail dead on the head.
(Modification achieved)patio is also correct, as
he made me aware of the "open with" feature. Mostly if I open an article/pdf, it just opens without drama with the correct app. and I don't think of it any further.
It's been many moons since Ive even had to use this tired old brain, I had forgotten many things, including being able to use the open with.
patio as it turned out I didn't download Foxit at this time because you did make me aware that the computer will actually see apps that are on the other drives as well.
I will probably get up the courage of formatting the lot one day and start afresh with clean drives.
Actually I'd take the smaller two out altogether and just leave the 80 Gig drive there.