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Vista change default program for file type
Vista change default program for file type






vista change default program for file type

Editor.exe" %1) - this tells the program not only to open, but to load the picture file you were right clicking on at the same time.

  • After the final speech mark you will need to add a space, then a percent sign and the number one (e.g.
  • #Vista change default program for file type full#

    Change this value to the full path of your chosen editing program (in my case it was "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 7.0\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe").Under "Edit" you'll find another key called "Command", the default value of which is the program currently used to open the file when editing.Expand "Shell" and under here will be a subkey for each right-click menu item (in this case I had Edit, Open and Print).Expand this entry and you will probably find three subkeys - CLSID, DefaultIcon and Shell.Find this entry further down under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT - it'll be located past the end of the file extensions bit.Take a note of what is listed under this key as the Default value (in this case it was "jpegfile").Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, find the file extension you want to change (in this case.

    vista change default program for file type

    Open up the registry editor (Regedit.exe) as an administrator.

    vista change default program for file type

    After lots of searching I've concluded that it isn't possible to do in Vista using the GUI, but if you feel confident enough, you can change it in the registry. I was in the same boat because I was quite happy to have Vista use Windows Photo Gallery to preview my pictures on a double-click, as typically I just want to look at them without having to open a whole new application to do so, but wanted Photoshop Elements to open on a right-click Edit.








    Vista change default program for file type