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|    Re: File Open Dumb Mistake    |
|    02 Nov 09 18:51:37    |
      From: not.my.real@email.address              On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:02:52 GMT, Jintsfan28 wrote:              > Running Windows XP for a number of years now; very happy with it.       >       > Was searching for a Phil Collins tune I wanted to play, and inadvertently       > did an "Open With" on an "mp3" file and told the OS to open all such files       > with, I guess, itunes. Now Apple QT "mpg" files have no sound at all,       > or just a series of squeaks. What I can't seem to do is isolate one, right       > click on it, get an "Open With" command that I can then use to undo       > my dumb mistake. "MP3" files play correctly, as do "wmv" files, with       > Windows Media Player.       >       > Any suggestions?              I'm running on 2000 at the moment but it shouldn't be *too* different. (Of       course, this might not work at all. Works for me here, but you never know.)              Open Explorer. (Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.) Tools menu ->       Folder Options (or maybe just Options) -> File Types tab. After the list box       populates (might take a bit), scroll down to mp3 and click it. A button       labeled "Restore" or similar may or may not appear. If it's there, click it.              --       Mankind always finds hate easier than reason.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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