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Re: [OM] Windows File Association

Subject: Re: [OM] Windows File Association
From: DZDub <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:08:19 -0500
On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 6:33 PM, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> PESO:
>
> A problem has cropped up that is driving me crazy and I can't find a
> solution.  All of a sudden, for no reason, my Windows 7 machine has stopped
> associating photo files - dngs, tifs, jpegs, etc - with Photoshop and is
> trying to link them to a Windows program like Explorer or Photo Viewer.
>  When you right click on the file and get "Open With.."  Photoshop is not a
> choice.  It will not allow me to choose Photoshop or anything else except
> about 8 different Windows programs.
>
> The problem that is driving me crazy is when I import or move any dng
> files, Windows tries to open the file with a program that will not open it.
>  I don't want to open the file, I just want to move it or import it, but
> Windows stops everything while it tries to open the file with the wrong
> program.
>
> I've found a few instances with the same problem on the internet but they
> are several years old and when I try to use the same work-arounds that
> solved their problem, it doesn't work.
>
> I haven't been able to get any work done, including the LUG challenge on
> Hands, and it's driving me crazy.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Windows 7, Photoshop CC, LR 5
>

If you go to Control Panel >  All Control Panel Programs > Default Programs
> Set Default Programs ...
can you see what's going on and change it the way you want it?

Fixed a couple things myself while I was in there.

Joel W.
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