[Ham-Computers] Problem with assigned program (default) for opening files

[Ron Youvan]

> I opened a JPG and confirmed that Windows Picture and Fax Viewer was 
> what opened it.  I installed IrfanView, which took over JPG's OK. I 
> installed another program which took over DWG's OK. I installed 
> Imaging V2.8 (distant descendant of Wang then Kodak Image that shipped 
> with NT and W2K) which should have taken over TIF's. But it didn't. 
> When I start Windows Explorer and double-click a TIF, Windows Picture 
> and Fax Viewer sits there and grinds and grinds and finally opens the 
> file. When I start Explorer and go to Folder Options/File Types and 
> scroll down to TIF and TIFF, it says that Image Preview (IMGPRV.EXE) 
> is the program that should open them. But it doesn't. If I explicitly 
> start IMGPRV.exe and then navigate to and open a TIF, that works OK. 
> But that's a monumental PITA.

   AFAIK, you open windows explorer, highlight any file with the
extension of interest, RIGHT click then choose the program to
want to open it (always) and tick the [] always use this ...
[ENTER]
   There are several kinds of tif/tiffs some programs may only
open some of them.   (I use LINUX.)
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Ron  KA4INM - "You can't teach people to be lazy - either they have it,
                or they don't."    -- Dagwood Bumstead