One of the more frustrating things I experience in daily usage of my Mac is opening a file that launches an unexpected application, which can sometimes result in a failure to open the file. Joe is a ...

Every file on your hard drive (.jpeg, .html, and the like) can be associated with a compatible program, which will open that file format by default. Some applications will change a format’s default ...

QUESTION: When I try to open an attachment in my Outlook Express mail, I get an oblong box with a message with a red circle with an X in the middle that says, "This file does not have a program ...

Many programs offer internal tools for configuring file associations, but the Control Panel configures all file associations through a single Windows feature. The Control Panel can command programs ...

Microsoft is making it easier to change your default file associations by adding a new search feature that lets you quickly find the extension you wish to modify. When a program is installed in ...

The application I'm currently working on need to be able to be launched through the explorer by clicking on a file associated with the application.<BR><BR>Associating the program with the document is ...

For quite some time, users have been reporting an inconsistent bug in Windows 10 that prevents them from changing the default program associated with a file type. Windows 10 users are stating that ...

Microsoft has had quite a bit of trouble in addressing Windows bugs recently, and it now looks like things aren’t getting easier for some consumers. In the latest set of headaches, a recent cumulative ...