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Monday, September 21, 2009

How To Set Default Programs, File Associations & Context Menus in Windows

Changing things like file associations, icons and context menus can get pretty daunting in Windows, pretty easily. Default Programs Editor is an excellent tool that lets you do such things in a breeze, without having to mess with the registry or go running about the control panel looking for where to start. ,

A small download, Default Programs Editor is portable and doesn’t need any installation. It can be used for doing things like editing context menus for a filetype or to set default programs or managing Autoplay handlers. Default Programs Editor works in a wizard-like mode making it super easy to make such changes.

You can edit Filetype Settings which include editing the default program used to open a filetype, changing the context menu entries for a filetype and changing the description and icon.Another important function you can use Default Programs Editor

Here's another cool feature. AutoPlay handlers appear on a list of options when you plug in a USB drive, insert a Blank CD or connect your iPod. You can change which options appear when you insert a certain type of media, as well as create your own AutoPlay Handlers.

You can also change program associations. Choose the third option (Default Programs Settings). You will see a list of all registered programs and the filetypes they handle. Click on the one you want to assign to/revoke from a filetype, click next and check/uncheck the filetype under question. For example if you want iTunes to handle all MP3 files, click on iTunes, click next and place a check on MP3.

All settings are stored in the registry. Default Programs Editor allows you to create reg files for the changes you make so that you can just double click the reg file to apply the settings in the future, or apply them on another computer (provided the software and/or files are available).

This is a really cool program that can help your computer do what you want when you want. It really puts you in control of Windows.

Click this link to download Default Programs Editor.

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