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   Message 1,974 of 2,222   
   Auric__ to All   
   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.   
      
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