Showing posts with label Open With. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Open With. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Unable to associate file extension with default program [Fix]

Maybe you’ve already experienced this phenomenon.

You are trying to set a custom application as a default program for a specific file extension but somehow the “Open With” dialog doesn’t remember application you have selected.

Here’s probably a solution for you.

  1. Check the filename of the application you want to use as your default program, e.g. PDFXCview.exe.
  2. Open the Registry Editor (Win+R –> regedit –> Enter)
  3. Go to following key:
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\]
  4. Search for an entry named after the filename of your application
  5. Now simply delete that entry