How do I change the file association to a program with the same name in Windows 7?
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Windows 7's file association controls have been "simplified" and now I appear to be unable to change the default association of a file (in my case a Python script) to a different executable. If I right click the script and go to "Open with...", "Choose default program", then "Browse..." and pick th…
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C:\Python27\python.exe
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You could always make the change in the registry under: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes But I would highly recommend the program Types from Sourceforge for control over all parts of the association process.
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