file associations

[chez]

I love VLC-- its my favorite media player! I'm using Windows 7 and in VLCs file associations I have every box checked but when I click on a movie, avi and mp4 mostly, they open in Windows Media Player. I would remove WMP but I need it for online browsing sometimes. How can I get VLC to open my movies instead of WMP. Its kind of annoying to right-click->open with->VLC, ya know? Thanks for any help you can give me!!

[VLC_help]

What is default right click action for those files?

[chez]

[Arite]

Try reinstalling VLC (i.e. with the *.exe installer version of VLC) with the default settings which should associate all playable files with VLC.

Arite.

[chez]

Thanks for the suggestion but after i downloaded the latest version from vl's website and reinstalled it mp3+4 & avi still default to WMP.

[VLC_help]

http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/ ... ayer-2.jpg so it looks like that?

[chez]

Sure does, every box is checked.

[fnerraw]

I have the same issue. In Win 7 while trying to change the file associations via the programs list VLC does not show in the list. While it is possible to go into the file list and change each file extension, one at a time, that's a very cumbersum process. Why doesn't VLC show in the default programs list?

[VLC_help]

Why doesn't VLC show in the default programs list?

The installer is missing registry key that is needed for that.

[fnerraw]

Can't someone write a small program that would install the key or can't VLC change the installer to include the key. Doesn't sound like rocket science but then I'm not a programer.