Windows 7 – Set Default Programs
Written by Alan Tuesday, 29 December 2009 08:00
Windows 7 makes it easy to set you favorite default programs for lots of different tasks. Let’s jump right in.
1. Click Start and choose Default Programs.
2. Click Set Default Programs and you will be presented with a two-pane window. On the left are your default programs and on the right are a description of the program followed by two options – Set this program as default and Choose defaults for this program. The first is self-explanatory, the second allows you to associate file-types with the particular program. If you click this second choice you are presented with a file-types list. For example you may want to use use Windows Media Player to play your MP3 files so check that box, but you may want to use VLC Player to watch your WMV videos so un-check that box and proceed to the next step.
3. Back on Start => Default Programs click Associate a file type or protocol with a program. Scroll down to WMV and click to highlight it then, on the upper right, choose Change program and then choose your choice of programs.
That’s all there is to changing your default programs in Windows 7.
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