Comments on: How to Enable / Disable “Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” Option in Open With Dialog Box? http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/ Windows Help, Tips-Tricks, Tutorials, Download, Customization, News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ola http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/comment-page-3/#comment-325913 Ola Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:07:16 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/#comment-325913 I tried the above explanations but am still stocked. ..i want to dis associate them from all the programs and be able to select my own personal programs to open a particular file..Thanks You. I tried the above explanations but am still stocked. ..i want to dis associate them from all the programs and be able to select my own personal programs to open a particular file..Thanks You.

]]> By: Ola http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/comment-page-3/#comment-325911 Ola Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:02:04 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/#comment-325911 Hello Admin, i read your post and i love your step-by-step approach...please am having a problem with my system..i have tried all the solutions online but still unfruitful...anytime i right click on a particular file, and try selecting "open with" -> "choose Default program", it gives me "File does not have a program associated with it for performing this actions,please install a program blah blah errors"....it started some weeks back and its a new PC..am using windows 7 home premium, HP 620 laptop..please help me out. Hello Admin, i read your post and i love your step-by-step approach...please am having a problem with my system..i have tried all the solutions online but still unfruitful...anytime i right click on a particular file, and try selecting "open with" -> "choose Default program", it gives me "File does not have a program associated with it for performing this actions,please install a program blah blah errors"....it started some weeks back and its a new PC..am using windows 7 home premium, HP 620 laptop..please help me out.

]]> By: Answerer http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/comment-page-3/#comment-263133 Answerer Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:01:28 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/#comment-263133 Hello , In case you have already slected an option to open the file with n now you want to change it and the option is disabled follow the following steps Open Regedit.exe Navigate to the following subkey HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts Scroll down and find the file extension you are having problems with (for me it was .sln). Expand it to view its sub keys. Find a sub key called "UserChoice" and delete it. Repeat steps 3 to 5 for each file extension causing you problems. Issue should be resolved Hello ,
In case you have already slected an option to open the file with n now you want to change it and the option is disabled follow the following steps

Open Regedit.exe
Navigate to the following subkey
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts

Scroll down and find the file extension you are having problems with (for me it was .sln).

Expand it to view its sub keys.

Find a sub key called "UserChoice" and delete it.

Repeat steps 3 to 5 for each file extension causing you problems.

Issue should be resolved

]]> By: Paul http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/comment-page-3/#comment-261240 Paul Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:10:28 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/#comment-261240 NoFileAssociate disables assigning programs to file types at all, but I need just that it will be disabled initially but I could check it if I want. NoFileAssociate disables assigning programs to file types at all, but I need just that it will be disabled initially but I could check it if I want.

]]> By: gsm http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/comment-page-3/#comment-247415 gsm Mon, 09 May 2011 09:34:30 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/#comment-247415 In my opinion, I want to cancel the mistake . And setting the the check box is not selected, except I checked it, it didn't work. Can you help me? Regards yours China's friend In my opinion, I want to cancel the mistake .
And setting the the check box is not selected, except I checked it, it didn't work.

Can you help me?
Regards yours China's friend

]]> By: VG http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/comment-page-3/#comment-238197 VG Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:34:40 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/#comment-238197 ^^ Open WinRAR and assign RAR extension to it using WinRAR Settings. ^^ Open WinRAR and assign RAR extension to it using WinRAR Settings.

]]> By: N00b http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/comment-page-2/#comment-238163 N00b Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:18:13 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/#comment-238163 Hello, I have a problem on Windows 7: I'm so stupid that I try to opening .rar file with explorer.exe (when clicked it spawns infinite explorer.exe in Processes tab,Task Manager) and when I'm going to change it back to "open with" Winrar Archiver, I can't check the "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file". What should I do? Hello,

I have a problem on Windows 7:
I'm so stupid that I try to opening .rar file with explorer.exe (when clicked it spawns infinite explorer.exe in Processes tab,Task Manager) and when I'm going to change it back to "open with" Winrar Archiver, I can't check the "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file". What should I do?

]]> By: Benny http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/comment-page-2/#comment-224213 Benny Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:54:18 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/#comment-224213 In the intro to this article you mentioned that we may press always select this choice and then accept... that is exactly what i did. now whenever i plug in my iPod windows outlook express opens. is there any way i can prevent this from happening? In the intro to this article you mentioned that we may press always select this choice and then accept... that is exactly what i did. now whenever i plug in my iPod windows outlook express opens. is there any way i can prevent this from happening?

]]> By: cumaw http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/comment-page-2/#comment-220884 cumaw Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:39:29 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/#comment-220884 hey man, hope the writer can answer me here ive got a bit of a problem and i hoped you could help me out i use windows 7 when i want to set a standard program for my .gif files, i right click and want to check the "Always use this program to open files of this type" square but, its grayed out and i cant click it everytime i open a .gif file, it asks me again, i can select a program, but it will only open it once note this really only happens at .gif files, i can check and uncheck it at other file types normally i think i messed up when i uninstalled a program i had set as standard program at that moment ive got a feeling this can be fixed in the registry too, but i have no idea how hey man, hope the writer can answer me here

ive got a bit of a problem and i hoped you could help me out
i use windows 7
when i want to set a standard program for my .gif files, i right click and want to check the "Always use this program to open files of this type" square
but, its grayed out and i cant click it
everytime i open a .gif file, it asks me again, i can select a program, but it will only open it once
note this really only happens at .gif files, i can check and uncheck it at other file types normally
i think i messed up when i uninstalled a program i had set as standard program at that moment

ive got a feeling this can be fixed in the registry too, but i have no idea how

]]> By: Ray http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/comment-page-2/#comment-218230 Ray Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:17:04 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-disable-always-use-the-selected-program-to-open-this-kind-of-file-option-in-open-with-dialog-box/#comment-218230 I have the problem of checking the " Always use the selected program to openthis kind of file" box and it doesn't work. I have the problem of checking the " Always use the selected program to openthis kind of file" box and it doesn't work.

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