change open file options on my desktop

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If you right click the file and chose properties there should be a section
there that says....type of file...opens with... and a box with the word
change in it.
Click the box and up will come the "open with dialogue box".
peter

"kmspaints" <kmspaints@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I need to find out how to change the open with this program file on my
> desktop. Right now some open with programs i don't use or even in some
> cases have deleted. In these cases there is no open with option so I can't
> even go to a different program. Hope someone can understand what I am asking
> about. Thank you
> --
> kmspaints

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

"peter" wrote:

> If you right click the file and chose properties there should be a section
> there that says....type of file...opens with... and a box with the word
> change in it.
> Click the box and up will come the "open with dialogue box".
> peter
>
> "kmspaints" <kmspaints@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BA5AA4D8-61E4-4D36-9DBF-75BF35251341@microsoft.com...
> > I need to find out how to change the open with this program file on my
> > desktop. Right now some open with programs i don't use or even in some
> > cases have deleted. In these cases there is no open with option so I can't
> > even go to a different program. Hope someone can understand what I am asking
> > about. Thank you
> > --
> > kmspaints
>
> Thanks for the help peter, it worked great
>