Guest garisi@bellsouth.net Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Whenever I have to use Word, Excel or other applications, the window comes up asking me which program I would like to use to open the file. I check the box to always use the selected program to open that kind of file, but the box always comes up the next time I go to open something. How can I get this to remember? Thanks
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Re: "Open with" doesn't remember One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking". These include but are not limited to Ad-aware Pro Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, AVG Anti-Spyware, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, NOD32, and Zone Alarm (Free, Pro, & Security Suite). -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ garisi@bellsouth.net wrote: > Whenever I have to use Word, Excel or other applications, the window > comes up asking me which program I would like to use to open the file. > I check the box to always use the selected program to open that kind > of file, but the box always comes up the next time I go to open > something. How can I get this to remember? Thanks
Guest garisi@bellsouth.net Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Re: "Open with" doesn't remember On Sep 16, 7:10 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote: > One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party > applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking". These include > but are not limited to Ad-aware Pro Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer, > SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, AVG Anti-Spyware, > Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, NOD32, and Zone Alarm > (Free, Pro, & Security Suite). > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 > AumHa VSOP & Adminhttp://aumha.net > DTS-Lhttp://dts-l.net/ > > > > gar...@bellsouth.net wrote: > > Whenever I have to use Word, Excel or other applications, the window > > comes up asking me which program I would like to use to open the file. > > I check the box to always use the selected program to open that kind > > of file, but the box always comes up the next time I go to open > > something. How can I get this to remember? Thanks- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I do have Norton Antivirus. Is there a way to get things to work as intended?
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: "Open with" doesn't remember Check with Symantec Support. garisi@bellsouth.net wrote: > On Sep 16, 7:10 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote: >> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party >> applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking". These >> include but are not limited to Ad-aware Pro Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer, >> SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, AVG Anti-Spyware, >> Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, NOD32, and Zone >> Alarm (Free, Pro, & Security Suite). >> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 >> AumHa VSOP & Adminhttp://aumha.net >> DTS-Lhttp://dts-l.net/ >> >> >> >> gar...@bellsouth.net wrote: >>> Whenever I have to use Word, Excel or other applications, the window >>> comes up asking me which program I would like to use to open the file. >>> I check the box to always use the selected program to open that kind >>> of file, but the box always comes up the next time I go to open >>> something. How can I get this to remember? Thanks- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > I do have Norton Antivirus. Is there a way to get things to work as > intended?
Guest ju.c Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: "Open with" doesn't remember Here's a Kelly's Korner help page and a free program to manage the Open With menu: Open With http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_o.htm#openwith OpenExpert - Open With submenu for explorer's menu (Freeware) http://www.baxbex.com/openexpert.html ju.c <garisi@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:fab1c9be-a627-4f47-9377-2c8653d718d5@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... > Whenever I have to use Word, Excel or other applications, the window > comes up asking me which program I would like to use to open the file. > I check the box to always use the selected program to open that kind > of file, but the box always comes up the next time I go to open > something. How can I get this to remember? Thanks
Guest Panic Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: "Open with" doesn't remember You have to go to the Choose Program page. Right click your file, choose Open With. Now, even if the program you want to use is showing, go ahead and click on the Choose Program button. You can select the program there, but you also will see an entry to put a check mark in before "always use this program for this type file". <garisi@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:fab1c9be-a627-4f47-9377-2c8653d718d5@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... > Whenever I have to use Word, Excel or other applications, the window > comes up asking me which program I would like to use to open the file. > I check the box to always use the selected program to open that kind > of file, but the box always comes up the next time I go to open > something. How can I get this to remember? Thanks
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