Setting a file association makes life much easier for a PC user by allowing, by default, to open files of a certain type in the program that is best suited for this. If the file association is set incorrectly for some reason, you can change it.
Necessary
a computer with Windows XP installed
Instructions
Step 1
The easiest way to change the file association with an application is to select the desired program through the file properties window. In order to do this, open the file of the type in the explorer, the association of which with a specific program you want to change.
Step 2
Place the cursor on the file icon and click on it with the right mouse button. Select the "Properties" item from the opened context menu.
Step 3
Click on the "Change" button in the "General" tab. From the list of programs that opens, select the one in which, from your point of view, files of this type should be opened by default. If possible, select an application from the list of recommended ones. Press the OK button in the window with the list of programs and the Apply button in the file properties window.
Step 4
You can change file associations by opening the file using the "Open With" option. In order to use this feature, call the context menu by clicking on the file icon. In the menu that opens, move the cursor to the "Open with" item and click on the "Select program" option.
Step 5
Select the program with which you are going to associate this file type. Check the box "Use it for all files of this type." Click the OK button.
Step 6
File associations can be changed through the control panel. To do this, select the "Control Panel" option in the main menu. In the window that opens, click on the "Folder Options" icon. Select the "File Types" tab in the window that opens.
Step 7
Select the extension you are interested in from the list of files. Click on the "Change" button in the "Details for the extension" field. Select the application with which you want to establish an association for this file type and click OK. Click on the "Apply" button in the folder properties window. Files of the selected type will now open by default in the application with which they are associated.
