[muglo] Re: Default settings

Try a right-click on the item and then "open with" you may get a dialogue
"always open with" box.

Garth

> Yes, I do understand that but somewhere, it inadvertently was set to open
> automatically with Word so each time a WMV download finishes, Word opens =
and
> tries to open the file.  I then have to close all the Word stuff and go t=
o
> file/open with where I see that Word is the default.  I=B9m actually trying=
 to
> find the place to set the default away from the erroneous Word and to set
> these video files to open automatically with Windows Media Player. Do you
> know where the default settings for opening WMV files are?  I=B9ve already
> checked Word and Windows Media Player Preferences.
> Theresa
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>> At 1:20 PM -0400 4/12/04, Theresa Roth wrote:
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>>>> How do I change the default setting for opening video clips?
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>> Hmm, well, video files downloaded from the 'net could be in a variety
>> of formats. QuickTime can handle some of them but not all. Other
>> media players might have to be used, instead.
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>> In general, to set the app to use to open a certain filetype, one
>> would select the item and then go to File/Get Info/Open With. There
>> you will find an area to choose which app to use for that item. (And
>> all similar items, if you so choose.)
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>>>>  The downloads
>>>> always try to open with Word.
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>> Hmm, wonder why that is...?
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>>   Mary
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