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Old 08-09-2007   #2 (permalink)
Rick Rogers


 
 

Re: Change the "Open With" submenu in Windows Explorer

Hi,

Click start, type 'program compatibility' and click on the top entry that
appears in the menu. Run this wizard to set the program (select from a list)
to always run in the preferred mode.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Paddy" <Paddy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:26398473-49FD-4EA2-A15A-4860D306B12F@microsoft.com...
>I have a program that edits files, and it works perfectly. Except...
>
> When the file is not on the C drive, for whatever reason, the program
> can't
> save the file after I've edited it.
>
> The good news is that I discovered that if I change the compatibility of
> the
> program to Windows XP, then it does work and I can save the file.
>
> And, when I open the program using the shortcut from the Start Menu, the
> compatibility is noted and the program works.
>
> So far so good.
>
> But, when I open the program by selecting the file with the "Open With"
> sub-menu in Windows Explorer, the compatibility setting is ignored and I
> can't save the file after editing it.
>
> How can I set the "Open With" sub-menu to use the new XP compatibility
> setting?
>
> Thank you


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