i'm posting this again as one responder suggested, because i now understand
how to get to the "open with" window (right click, holding shift down) but i
don't know which program to select  when i get to the :
> > In the 'Application used....' box, browse to the application, or
> executable,
> > that you want to use to open this file type.
>
> step? what would one normally use to open a .tmp file ?
> i'd happily delete them all (nothing untoward has happened so far because
of
> my mistake), but i think the new ones .tmp files will keep being
associated with the wrong  program and icon and  will open the incredimail
program if i click on them...
thanks again,
lolo


From: "lolo" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:48 AM
Subject: wrong"open with"command


> i made a mistake and chose a program (incredimail) to open a file in the
> temp folder (one of the ones with the windows flag that i never know how
to
> open) and the "always open with " window was checked...
>  so now i have a temp folder full of red envelopes (the incredimail icon)
> and i'd like to get them all back to being the windows flags, because
> clicking any one of them now opens the incredimail program.
> i know there was something about this in the discussion list some time ago
> but i didn't save it. i'd appreciate a step by step explanation because i
> tried going to "file options" in "my computer" but i don't know how to
> proceed from there.
> can anyone help please... i'm afraid all future temp files will turn into
> incredimail files too!
> tia,
> lolo panon
>

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