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

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

I finally found time to try that.  I agree that it should work.  And it does, 
once.  But if you close the file and double click it instead of right-click 
and choose preferred program, it reverts back to opening with MS Picture and 
Fax Viewer.  

Since posting the original question, I have discovered that Gateway installed 
XP Media Edition on the machine instead of the requested Professional 
Edition.  We discovered that the thing won't work properly on a LAN.  Contrary to 
what Gateway claimed Microsoft told them.  Having never run XP before, I don't 
know what TIF and JPG viewer comes with it but thought that it used IE.  Perhaps 
Picture and Fax Viewer is part of Media Edition and can't be disabled.


In a message dated 6/6/2008 4:47:57 PM Central Daylight Time, 
wb6blv at inreach.com writes: 
> to clarify what another posted... in Windows Explorer, highlight the TIF
> right click and left click on Open With
> select preferred ap from list AND CHECK THE BOX to always use for this file
> type
> should do it
> 

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