http://www.magnesiummedia.com/windows7/2009/12/setting-default-programs-in-windows-7/ Tips and guides for Microsoft's latest operating system from the team at PC Utilities magazine Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:29:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.magnesiummedia.com/windows7/2009/12/setting-default-programs-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-33 keith clark Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:12:28 +0000 http://www.magnesiummedia.com/windows7/?p=166#comment-33 Yes, I have a similar problem with Windows 7 opening files in Works while I want them to open in Word - and I am not able to overcome it. Any advice. Yes, I have a similar problem with Windows 7 opening files in Works while I want them to open in Word – and I am not able to overcome it. Any advice.

]]> http://www.magnesiummedia.com/windows7/2009/12/setting-default-programs-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Karl Dallas Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:59:03 +0000 http://www.magnesiummedia.com/windows7/?p=166#comment-12 This doesn't always work on my Windows 7 Ultimate system on Toshiba Equium 210 laptop. The programs it offers for file associations are not a complete list of those installed on the machine, and even if I browse to the chosen programme, it does not associate a file type with it. This also happens (or, rather, doesn't happen) if I use the "Open With" dialogue. Might this be a problem because the selected programmes are legacy programmes, which I prefer to later updates (eg Paintshop Pro 4)? This doesn’t always work on my Windows 7 Ultimate system on Toshiba Equium 210 laptop.
The programs it offers for file associations are not a complete list of those installed on the machine, and even if I browse to the chosen programme, it does not associate a file type with it.
This also happens (or, rather, doesn’t happen) if I use the “Open With” dialogue.
Might this be a problem because the selected programmes are legacy programmes, which I prefer to later updates (eg Paintshop Pro 4)?

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