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How to set default program association in windows 7

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What is default program in windows 7:
The default program for a file type is the program that Windows 7 uses to open that file type. Like Windows 7 uses notepad to open .txt files.

In this post, I will show you how to set default files types for a application in windows 7. Windows 7 will use that application to open all files types that you have selected.

Step 1:
Open control panel and select view by: Small icon

Step 2:
Click “Default Programs”.

Step 3:
Click “Set your default programs”.

Step 4:
From the left column, select the program that you want to change it’s default file associations for. Now click “Choose default for this program”. Check the extensions that you want to associate as default files for this program. Click “Save” button.

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December 29, 2009 at 11:21 am

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Dalton says:

February 6, 2010 at 3:21 am

I did something really stupid and can seam to recover from it.

I managed to change the default program that .bat files are processed by.

Can someone tell me what program should be the default program for processing .bat files.

Thanks,
Dalton
Pirmasens Nagelstudio says:

February 9, 2010 at 6:45 pm

on the internet for articles which can aid me. Thank you