How do I set a standard program for a certain filetype ?

[C. McGuire]

How do I get a Program to become the default startup program for a certain
filetype?

I have problems setting ACDSee as the standard program for .JPG (or any
other pic file for that matter)
(ACDSe should normally take vare of this by setting all the filetypes in
should point to internally but is does not work by itslef like it is
supposed to)

The funny thing is that if I doubler click I get MSVIEW.EXE as the program
but if I choose start by right clicking and then point to open, ACDsee opens
the way it should.

I did not have this problem with Win98

I have tried to manually set the program in the Folder Tools-menu -
File-Type but to no avail.

Any help is appreciated.
Regards
Carmen

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Carmen;

From XP Help:
[To modify an existing file type
Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Folder Options

On the File Types tab, click the file type you want to change, and then click
Advanced.
If necessary, modify the file type description, and click Change Icon to change
the file type icon.
Under Actions, click the command you want to modify, and then click Edit,
Remove, or Set Default. Click New to add a new command to the Actions list.
Notes
After you specify a new action, the corresponding command appears on the menu
when you right-click a file with the associated extension.
In the New Action dialog box, you can click Browse to find the program you want
to specify for the action.
All files that have the file name extension will use the icon and commands you
specify.]

 

['GruSome!]

I change this setting as a Local Admin or as a Domain Admin but it
doesn't change for a normal user and that user can't change it because
it is greyed out. What gives?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Carmen;
It sounds to me like you have XP Pro. I don't.
Maybe it has something to with Gpedit.msc, which I don't have
and know very little about.
===
See >> Over View of All Groups in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_groups.htm#

===
[Users cannot modify system wide registry settings,
operating system files, or program files.]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

I change this setting as a Local Admin or as a Domain Admin but it
doesn't change for a normal user and that user can't change it because
it is greyed out. What gives?

Carmen;

From XP Help:
[To modify an existing file type
Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Folder Options

On the File Types tab, click the file type you want to change, and then
click Advanced.
If necessary, modify the file type description, and click Change Icon to
change the file type icon.
Under Actions, click the command you want to modify, and then click Edit,
Remove, or Set Default. Click New to add a new command to the Actions list.
Notes
After you specify a new action, the corresponding command appears on the
menu when you right-click a file with the associated extension.
In the New Action dialog box, you can click Browse to find the program you
want to specify for the action.
All files that have the file name extension will use the icon and commands
you specify.]

 

[C. McGuire]

Noope, I have Home edition and I could not find Gpedit.msc on my computer
I tried the procedure desciobed by you below, but double clicking on the
icon still gives MSVIEW.EXE as the default program!
(Open by right clicking though, still give the correct file though)
So the question is, what is it that makes double clicking start a program?
Carmen

Carmen;
It sounds to me like you have XP Pro. I don't.
Maybe it has something to with Gpedit.msc, which I don't have
and know very little about.
===
See >> Over View of All Groups in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_groups.htm#

===
[Users cannot modify system wide registry settings,
operating system files, or program files.]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

I change this setting as a Local Admin or as a Domain Admin but it
doesn't change for a normal user and that user can't change it because
it is greyed out. What gives?

Carmen;

From XP Help:
[To modify an existing file type
Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Folder Options

On the File Types tab, click the file type you want to change, and then
click Advanced.
If necessary, modify the file type description, and click Change Icon to
change the file type icon.
Under Actions, click the command you want to modify, and then click Edit,
Remove, or Set Default. Click New to add a new command to the Actions list.
Notes
After you specify a new action, the corresponding command appears on the
menu when you right-click a file with the associated extension.
In the New Action dialog box, you can click Browse to find the program you
want to specify for the action.
All files that have the file name extension will use the icon and commands
you specify.]

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Carmen;
Gpedit.msc is not available with XP Home.

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options |
General tab |
Single-click to open an item (point to select)
[Specifies that you want to open items in folders and on the desktop by
single-clicking them, just as you would click a link on a Web page. To select
an item without opening it, rest your pointer on it.]
Double-click to open an item ( single-click to select)
[Specifies that you want to single-click an item to select it and double-click
an item to open it.]
Apply | OK

I have no idea what MSVIEW.EXE is.

Support for Owners of ACD Software
http://www.acdsystems.com/English/Support/Owner/index.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Noope, I have Home edition and I could not find Gpedit.msc on my computer
I tried the procedure desciobed by you below, but double clicking on the
icon still gives MSVIEW.EXE as the default program!
(Open by right clicking though, still give the correct file though)
So the question is, what is it that makes double clicking start a program?
Carmen

Carmen;
It sounds to me like you have XP Pro. I don't.
Maybe it has something to with Gpedit.msc, which I don't have
and know very little about.
===
See >> Over View of All Groups in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_groups.htm#

===
[Users cannot modify system wide registry settings,
operating system files, or program files.]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

I change this setting as a Local Admin or as a Domain Admin but it
doesn't change for a normal user and that user can't change it because
it is greyed out. What gives?

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:36:15 GMT, "Wesley Vogel"

Carmen;

From XP Help:
[To modify an existing file type
Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Folder Options

On the File Types tab, click the file type you want to change, and then
click Advanced.
If necessary, modify the file type description, and click Change Icon
to change the file type icon.
Under Actions, click the command you want to modify, and then click
Edit, Remove, or Set Default. Click New to add a new command to the
Actions list. Notes
After you specify a new action, the corresponding command appears on
the menu when you right-click a file with the associated extension.
In the New Action dialog box, you can click Browse to find the program
you want to specify for the action.
All files that have the file name extension will use the icon and
commands you specify.]