changing file associations

**jmorton10** · #1 (**permalink**) 09-22-2008, 10:35 PM

I installed KinomaPlay a while back & the damn thing took over every single file association in my system without asking. This annoys me to no end. If the program did not provide totally AWESOME youtube playback I would uninstall it.

Since I don't really want to totally uninstall it, is there any easy way to reassign some of the file associations back to stock??

I know how to assign file associations in every version of Windows except WM, but I can't figure out how to do it in WM. What am I missing??

~John

**shaggylive** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-22-2008, 10:54 PM

you still haven't gotten that taken care of.? anyway I ran into the area that will help you last night as happens.

In GSFinder+ , view>options, tab to the right, and there's a tab for File Types.
just click on the extensions you want to change and click edit.
most I looked at were just \windows\wmplayer.exe with parameter= "%1" (including quotes)

**jmorton10** · #3 (**permalink**) 09-22-2008, 11:10 PM

Thanks, I'll check it out.

~John

**shaggylive** · #4 (**permalink**) 09-22-2008, 11:21 PM

no problem, I'm itching to try that player. if you need any specific default settings let me know. btw, I'm curious to see if kinomaplay will relinquish control...

**jmorton10** · #5 (**permalink**) 09-22-2008, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaggylive

btw, I'm curious to see if kinomaplay will relinquish control...

Yea, me too. It absolutely infuriates me that I can't click on a jpeg or mp3 without Kinoma opening & going through a scan.........

~John

**jmorton10** · #6 (**permalink**) 09-22-2008, 11:33 PM

The DL comes with four different cab files, do you install all of them??

~John

**shaggylive** · #7 (**permalink**) 09-22-2008, 11:44 PM

GSFinder.PPC_ARM.CAB it's one of my "must have's"

**jmorton10** · #8 (**permalink**) 09-23-2008, 07:45 AM

Well, either Kinoma won't release control or I am doing something wrong (either one is a distinct possibility).

I only played with this for a short time, but I could select jpeg/mp3 etc. file & it asks what program should be used to open it (just like any version of Windows) & there is a check box to tell it to always use that program, but I can't get it to work.

When I select the program, nothing happens.

Is there any kind of a reg edit that will force a different file association??

~John