When you open Default Programs – Set your default programs applet, Windows Photo Gallery entry is displayed with an incorrect icon (showing two gears, which is the default icon for DLL files) instead of the nice looking Windows Photo Gallery icon. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Default Programs’
Fix the Windows Photo Gallery Icon in Default Programs in Windows Vista
Register Firefox Portable With Default Programs in Windows 7/Vista
Mozilla Firefox®, Portable Edition is the popular Mozilla Firefox web browser bundled with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app, so you can take your bookmarks, extensions and saved passwords with you. We saw how to set Firefox Portable as the default Web browser in Windows XP. Here is a tool which can register Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition with the Default Programs tool in Windows 7/Vista. (more…)
Fix: MP3 Files Are Saved With Incorrect File Extension When Downloaded
When downloading .mp3 files using Internet Explorer or any other browser, the Save As dialog may add an incorrect file extension (.mp2 or .mpeg, instead of .mp3). Whenever this happens, you need to manually change the file extension to .mp3. (more…)
Fix for Application Not Found Error When Opening an URL
When you click on a hyperlink in Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail, you may see the Application not found error message. This happens if the default browser is not set, or the http protocol association is incorrect. The same error may occur when double-clicking an Internet Shortcut (.URL) file in the system. (more…)
Display a Warning When Users Try to Modify .Lnk Association in Vista
I’m not sure why people associate .lnk files with different programs using the Default Programs applet in Windows Vista. Doing so would break the functionality of Shortcuts, and you need to perform a System Restore rollback or apply the .lnk file association fix to straighten things up. And why in the first place does the Default Programs list .lnk file type? .lnk, .exe, .com …etc. are system file types should not be associated with any application. Windows knows how to handle those file types. (more…)
Default Programs List Is Completely Empty
After seeing reports of Nokia Video Manager wiping out the Set Your Default Programs list in Windows Vista, I tried to replicate the problem to check if it was really caused by Nokia Video Manager. I installed the latest version of Nokia PC Suite and Nokia Video Manager in my Windows Vista PC. Then I uninstalled Nokia Video Manager, which in fact wiped out the Default Programs programs list completely. This certainly is caused by a glitch in Nokia Video Manager’s uninstaller. (more…)
Incorrect Icon Shown for a File Type in Vista
Recently I received a query wherein the user had incorrectly associated .zip file type with Adobe Reader. Later they got the association problem straightened out by running the .zip association fix from the File association fixes for Windows Vista page. The problem is that the .zip file type is still showing the Adobe Reader icon, although the association settings are correct. (more…)
