How to toggle file associations

[Guest Jeepwolf]

I had a program to play .FLV files. Now I just installed another one

that has more options. Both work. Sometimes I'd like to use one,

sometimes the other one. The problem is that the new one adopted the

file associations from the old one. So now I'm stuck with only the

new one. Is there a way to toggle the file associations on the fly?

 

Thanks

[Guest philo]

Re: How to toggle file associations

 

 

"Jeepwolf" <jeepwolf@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> I had a program to play .FLV files. Now I just installed another one

> that has more options. Both work. Sometimes I'd like to use one,

> sometimes the other one. The problem is that the new one adopted the

> file associations from the old one. So now I'm stuck with only the

> new one. Is there a way to toggle the file associations on the fly?

>

> Thanks

 

 

Just right click and select "open with"

 

you may also have to hit the "shift" key to get that option

[Guest Jeepwolf]

Re: How to toggle file associations

 

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:18:11 -0600, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote:

>

>"Jeepwolf" <jeepwolf@gmail.com> wrote in message

>news:8eu5m3dhkpr6fl75n4aifdom5loj7u5qqj@4ax.com...

>> I had a program to play .FLV files. Now I just installed another one

>> that has more options. Both work. Sometimes I'd like to use one,

>> sometimes the other one. The problem is that the new one adopted the

>> file associations from the old one. So now I'm stuck with only the

>> new one. Is there a way to toggle the file associations on the fly?

>>

>> Thanks

>

>

>Just right click and select "open with"

>

>you may also have to hit the "shift" key to get that option

>

 

I'm assuming you're using Win98se?

I do not have the option "open with" when I right click. ????

I have "open" that uses the default viewer (set in the associations).

There is a "send to" option, but it does not contain much of anything

except the drive letters, the "my documents folder", and my email

program. Pressing the shift key does nothing.

[Guest Brian A.]

Re: How to toggle file associations

 

"Jeepwolf" <jeepwolf@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:18:11 -0600, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote:

>

>>

>>"Jeepwolf" <jeepwolf@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>news:8eu5m3dhkpr6fl75n4aifdom5loj7u5qqj@4ax.com...

>>> I had a program to play .FLV files. Now I just installed another one

>>> that has more options. Both work. Sometimes I'd like to use one,

>>> sometimes the other one. The problem is that the new one adopted the

>>> file associations from the old one. So now I'm stuck with only the

>>> new one. Is there a way to toggle the file associations on the fly?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>

>>

>>Just right click and select "open with"

>>

>

>>you may also have to hit the "shift" key to get that option

>>

>

> I'm assuming you're using Win98se?

> I do not have the option "open with" when I right click. ????

> I have "open" that uses the default viewer (set in the associations).

> There is a "send to" option, but it does not contain much of anything

> except the drive letters, the "my documents folder", and my email

> program. Pressing the shift key does nothing.

 

Left click on the file once to highlight it.

Press/hold down the Shift key + Right click.

 

You should now see "Open with" in the popup menu.

 

 

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[Guest Mart]

Re: How to toggle file associations

 

If Brian A's solution doesn't resolve things, try :-

"Open With" Command Missing from the Context Menu

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/218805

 

Mart

 

 

"Jeepwolf" <jeepwolf@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:18:11 -0600, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote:

>

>>

>>"Jeepwolf" <jeepwolf@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>news:8eu5m3dhkpr6fl75n4aifdom5loj7u5qqj@4ax.com...

>>> I had a program to play .FLV files. Now I just installed another one

>>> that has more options. Both work. Sometimes I'd like to use one,

>>> sometimes the other one. The problem is that the new one adopted the

>>> file associations from the old one. So now I'm stuck with only the

>>> new one. Is there a way to toggle the file associations on the fly?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>

>>

>>Just right click and select "open with"

>>

>

>>you may also have to hit the "shift" key to get that option

>>

>

> I'm assuming you're using Win98se?

> I do not have the option "open with" when I right click. ????

> I have "open" that uses the default viewer (set in the associations).

> There is a "send to" option, but it does not contain much of anything

> except the drive letters, the "my documents folder", and my email

> program. Pressing the shift key does nothing.

[Guest glee]

Re: How to toggle file associations

 

"Jeepwolf" <jeepwolf@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:18:11 -0600, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote:

>

>>

>>"Jeepwolf" <jeepwolf@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>news:8eu5m3dhkpr6fl75n4aifdom5loj7u5qqj@4ax.com...

>>> I had a program to play .FLV files. Now I just installed another one

>>> that has more options. Both work. Sometimes I'd like to use one,

>>> sometimes the other one. The problem is that the new one adopted the

>>> file associations from the old one. So now I'm stuck with only the

>>> new one. Is there a way to toggle the file associations on the fly?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>

>>

>>Just right click and select "open with"

>>

>

>>you may also have to hit the "shift" key to get that option

>>

>

> I'm assuming you're using Win98se?

> I do not have the option "open with" when I right click. ????

> I have "open" that uses the default viewer (set in the associations).

> There is a "send to" option, but it does not contain much of anything

> except the drive letters, the "my documents folder", and my email

> program. Pressing the shift key does nothing.

 

Just to reinforce what Brian stated (or in case you don't see his reply), you must

first single left-click the file to highlight it, THEN hold the Shift key while you

right-click the highlighted file. That will add the "Open With..." menu item to the

context menu.

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Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+