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Re: [OM] Windows File Association

Subject: Re: [OM] Windows File Association
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:57:45 -0400
Maybe a silly question... is PSCC even supposed to be able to directly 
open a file on your computer... or is it expected to only operate on 
files found in the cloud?  Maybe is not selectable as a local processing 
program because it isn't.  Just guessin'.

Chuck Norcutt


On 9/25/2013 1:40 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> An update.  I restarted my computer and still have the same problem.  This
> time I tried associating the photo files with LR5 and that works.  I still
> cannot choose PSCC as a way to open the files, which is what I would
> prefer.  The only programs that I have added or changed in the last month
> were just updates to ones I already had - SyncBack, BreezeBrowser, and
> Adobe Flash Player.  I changed to PSCC from PSC6 on June 18th and have not
> had this problem before.  I just tried and I am able to choose Adobe Bridge
> to open photo files so that's what I'll do for now.
>
> Thanks, everybody.
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Tina 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
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> TIna
>>
>> I have much the same problem with an otherwise OK video player called 'VLC
>> Media
>> Player.  (Windows XP)
>>
>> Some videos are better played with windows' own Windows Media Player, but
>> since the
>> installation of VLC, it seems utterly impossible to associate ANY media
>> with WMP, through
>> the file association process.
>>
>> The only work-around I found that works for me is to have a short-cut icon
>> for WMP on my
>> desktop, and when I want to use it on a particular program, I start WMP,
>> then find that
>> program using Windows Explorer ( the singularly most useful Win program I
>> have), and
>> drag the file to Windows Media Player..
>>
>> Which leads logically to the next suggestion I have to offer.
>>
>> What image program did you install immediately prior to this problem
>> turning up, and does
>> the problem go away if you un-install that program?
>>
>> Good luck. I'll be watching the responses to this with close attention.
>>
>> Brian Swale
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