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Old 07-10-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Change File Association

I want to remove the check from "Always use the selected program to open this
kind of file" in the "open with" list but it is greyed out. How can change
it. Running Vista Home Premium as administrator.



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I want to remove the check from "Always use the selected program to open this
kind of file" in the "open with" list but it is greyed out. How can change
it. Running Vista Home Premium as administrator.
Hi LBL,

The link below will show you how to change a program's default file associations and/or how to change a individual file's association to a program.

Default Programs

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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