How do you change the default opening application?

[Tony Baldwin]

marc wrote:
> Derek Broughton wrote:
> 
>> Tony Baldwin wrote:
>>
>>> marc wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>> Right click and select Properties|Open With|Add
>>>>>>> You can then add the application if it's not already there. Select
>>>>>>> 'Use Custom Command to put in the path of the app if it's not listed
>>>>>>> in your applications.
>>>>>> Yes, tes, I know, but this isn't what I'm asking.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Well you've got me there... Just what _are_ you asking then?
>>>> To change the default app when a filetype/mimetype doesn't exist. When
>>>> the system has no idea what the file is.
>>>>
>>> Do YOU know what kind of file it is?
>>> Without that little tidbit, we can't tell you what application to use to
>>> open it.
>>> What is the file extension?
>> .chm - he did tell us that.


.chm, M$ complided help html file.
Should be able to open that in a browser, no?
I've never dealt with those, since I don't use any M$ software.
Or maybe just a text editor.
Right click and choose a browser or a text editor to open it.

/tony
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