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Old 01-05-2006, 04:03 PM
zachd [ms]
 
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Default Re: "open with" prompt for avi-mpg, and problem playing img and is


"Choose the program you want to open this file" does different things than
WMP's Tools:Options:File Types, which is why I suggested you use the File
Types dialog. Are the applicable file types checked in WMP's dialog?

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"Tony Buccieri" <Dasbooch@Msn.com> wrote in message
newsD3F655A-8D43-45BE-9134-424001DEE484@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the reply. It's the explorer file association box, I verified
> file
> associations within WMP as you suggested before:
> "Choose the program you want to use to open this file" It lists WMP and
> iTunes as recommended programs, I've checked off "Always use the selected
> program to open this kind of file" but it never remembers. WMP wil only
> open
> these file types w/o a prompt if they're listed in the library and will
> always prompt for others??
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> Tony
>
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>
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>> That's not coming from WMP.
>>
>> What's the exact text of the prompt you see? That will help me guess as
>> to
>> where it's coming from.
>>
>> WMP's Tools:Options:File Types dialog is superior to most other options
>> here, FWIW.
>>
>> --
>> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> Now Playing: "Mine to Remember" by "Waz" in WMP10.
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>> "Tony Buccieri" <Dasbooch@Msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:C679D632-0AFB-49B2-A902-793CABF8D379@microsoft.com...
>> > WMP10 always prompts for default player even with correct file
>> > associations,
>> > and will now not play img or iso files, not sure what happened to
>> > change
>> > this, have reinstalled wmp10, nagging problem - any suggestions?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Tony

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