How to Open a File with Other Than Associated Program

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SUMMARY

Windows 95 associates file types with specific programs. When you double- click a file the associated program is notified to open the file. This article describes how to open a file with a program other than the associated program.

MORE INFORMATION

To open a file with a program other than the associated program, use either of the following methods:

• 1. In Windows Explorer or My Computer, click the file you want to open.

  2. Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you use the right mouse

        button to click the file, and then click Open With on the menu that
        appears.
  

  3. Click the program you want to use to open the file, and then click

        OK.
  

  NOTE: If you select the "Always use this program to open this type of file" check box before you click OK, the association for the file is changed to the new program you select. Select this check box only if you want to change the default association for the file type.

• Create a shortcut to the program you want to use in the Windows\SendTo folder. This lets you click the file with the right mouse button, click Send To, and then click the program you want to use to open the file. For additional information about adding items to the SendTo folder, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

        ARTICLE-ID: Q141017
        TITLE     : How to Add Items to the "Send To" List
  
  

REFERENCES

For additional information about associating file types with programs, click the Start button, click Help, type "associating, file types with programs" on the Index tab, click Display, and view a topic.