How do I change what Program windows uses to EDIT??

[Angyl]

I've found the place where you can change what program Vista uses to OPEN a
program. In Windows XP the place where you change other functions such as
EDIT was in the same place.

Specifically, when I right click on an HTML file and choose EDIT I want
DreamWeaver to open...not crap Word 2003 which doesn't know a damn thing
about editing HTML.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

"Angyl" <Angyl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B95A6744-A232-499A-93C2-2F64434DAE95@microsoft.com...
> I've found the place where you can change what program Vista uses to OPEN
> a
> program. In Windows XP the place where you change other functions such as
> EDIT was in the same place.
>
> Specifically, when I right click on an HTML file and choose EDIT I want
> DreamWeaver to open...not crap Word 2003 which doesn't know a damn thing
> about editing HTML.



Yeah, I like to do that too, using this information:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_18899&sliceId=1
(works for later versions of Dreamweaver as well)


Advanced File Types has been removed in Vista, which is really annoying.
The best I have found to replace it is File Type Doctor. It's not free, but
there is a trial of the power tools package, which comes with loads of other
stuff that I find useless:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-500

ss.

 

[jmm]

Call me stupid, but can't you do the same thing by right-clicking a file of
the type you are looking to set up (say .html) and select "open
with"->"choose default program"? If the program is not there, select
"browse". Isn't this what you are talking about?

"Angyl" wrote:

> I've found the place where you can change what program Vista uses to OPEN a
> program. In Windows XP the place where you change other functions such as
> EDIT was in the same place.
>
> Specifically, when I right click on an HTML file and choose EDIT I want
> DreamWeaver to open...not crap Word 2003 which doesn't know a damn thing
> about editing HTML.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

"jmm" <jmm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7164BDBC-7E08-4307-BBE1-906B0C6192EB@microsoft.com...
> Call me stupid, but can't you do the same thing by right-clicking a file
> of
> the type you are looking to set up (say .html) and select "open
> with"->"choose default program"? If the program is not there, select
> "browse". Isn't this what you are talking about?
>


He wants to change the Edit context menu entry, not Open. If you change
HTML documents to open with Dreamweaver, they obviously will no longer open
in IE.

ss.

 

[John Barnes]

Type default in the start/search select default programs then set your
default programs

"Angyl" <Angyl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B95A6744-A232-499A-93C2-2F64434DAE95@microsoft.com...
> I've found the place where you can change what program Vista uses to OPEN
> a
> program. In Windows XP the place where you change other functions such as
> EDIT was in the same place.
>
> Specifically, when I right click on an HTML file and choose EDIT I want
> DreamWeaver to open...not crap Word 2003 which doesn't know a damn thing
> about editing HTML.