I'm using Windows ME and all I need to do to change an "open with"is to right click the file or folder and select properties and then select the "change" radio button. You can then select a different program to open a particular file type and Windows will automatically use this program for all files with this extension. Doyle Hirsch, [log in to unmask] >From: Demetri Kolokotronis <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] file extension >Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 10:20:30 -0400 > >On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 02:07:00 -0400 Hal Trachtenberg <[log in to unmask]> >writes: > > Always use this program to open this file, otherwise it will > > designate the program that you choose as the default > > program to open the file, and if it is a program that cannot > > open the file type then you'll be stuck with a file that you > > can't open. > >Is this true? I change from default program to another program to open a >file in Win98 all the time. Simply hold down Shift key while right click >on file. Dialog box will open with "Open With" choice. Left click that >option and choose one of the program choices to open file. > >Demetri Kolokotronis > >________________________________________________________________ >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > "Hold No Punches.." Rode brings you great shareware/freeware > programs with his honest opinions in this weekly column. > http://nospin.com/rode ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html