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Post by Tpgettys on Dec 21, 2016 18:40:13 GMT
I installed a trial version of PSE 9 to help a member, and find that it is now the default on my system. How do reset PSE 15 as the default for all its filetypes? Windows 10.
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Post by Major Major on Dec 21, 2016 19:10:53 GMT
Select a file type you want to open in PSE15, right-click, choose open with, select PSE15 from the list, check Always open with this program. Do the same for any other file type.
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Post by Tpgettys on Dec 21, 2016 20:25:29 GMT
Select a file type you want to open in PSE15, right-click, choose open with, select PSE15 from the list, check Always open with this program. Do the same for any other file type. Thanks for replying Craig. I do know how to filetypes one at a time, but would really like to find an automated way to get them done in one action, if possible. Perhaps if I just run the install again it will set the associations for appropriate filetypes(?) EDIT: BTW, when I clicked Open with..., PSE 15 wasn't even in the list (nor are the other versions I have installed)! I had to navigate to it to get it added into the list. Also, there is no "Always open with this program" check box, though I have seen that before (different version of windows?). |
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Post by Major Major on Dec 21, 2016 20:45:18 GMT
Could be a difference in Win10 - I dunno, I'm on 7. I would guess if you reinstall PSE15 it will reset the preferences. I don't think there has ever been a way to batch-set file associations, except from a program that provides that facility.
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Post by ChrisAnn on Dec 21, 2016 21:13:07 GMT
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Post by Major Major on Dec 21, 2016 21:40:19 GMT
Thanks, ChrisAnn. So it appears Win10 does do things differently (what a surprise).
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Post by Tpgettys on Dec 22, 2016 0:34:26 GMT
Thanks ChrisAnn ! Unfortunately the list of program to select as a default does not include PSE, and I don't see any way to add it to this list. |
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 23, 2016 23:03:31 GMT
Select a file type you want to open in PSE15, right-click, choose open with, select PSE15 from the list, check Always open with this program. Do the same for any other file type. Thanks for replying Craig. I do know how to filetypes one at a time, but would really like to find an automated way to get them done in one action, if possible. Perhaps if I just run the install again it will set the associations for appropriate filetypes(?) File association is handled by your OS (Windows 10). I am afraid re-installing Elements 15 is not the solution. I believe this can be explained by the way the Open With feature works. As a rule of thumb, Open With will list only the latest installation of a given program. You installed Elements 9 after you had installed Elements 15. So, Open With bumped Elements 15 out of the list. The other versions should not be listed either. If they were, then, this would indicate a problem with Open With. For example, on one of my computers Elements 14 continued to be displayed along with Elements 15. I had to go into the Registry, locate the Open With keys, and delete the Elements 14 key. On Windows 10 it should be -- "Always use this app to open . . . files". You don't see it?  As a side note . . . Reports of Open With "misbehaving" abound on the Windows 10 forum (as well as on the Windows 7 forum). They have provisions in place to handle this issue. |
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Post by Tpgettys on Dec 24, 2016 1:26:59 GMT
Good news! As I suspected, simply running the install again did the trick! In case anyone else runs into this, be sure you DO NOT do an unistall; just run the install over the top of the existing installation. The lost associations were restored without losing any of my preferences or recent files history, etc.
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 24, 2016 2:38:33 GMT
without losing . . . recent files history Good news indeed!
I am curious. What do you mean by "recent files history"?
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Post by Tpgettys on Dec 24, 2016 2:47:52 GMT
What do you mean by "recent files history"? > Open Recently Edited File |
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 24, 2016 3:11:27 GMT
What do you mean by "recent files history"? > Open Recently Edited FileThanks for the clarification! |
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