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Can't assign default program

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by MikeH, Sep 22, 2009.

  1. MikeH

    MikeH Guest

    For some reason Vista stopped using Google Sketchup to open files with the
    SKP extension. (It started using Adobe Reader). If I attempt to navigate
    to and open the correct program (Open With | Chose Default Program | Browse)
    Sketchup is not added to the list of candidate programs (no error
    indicated -- just doesn't happen). I can open a file from within the
    Sketchup program or drag a file onto the Sketchup desktop icon but can't
    open with the correct program by double clicking the SKP file. What am I
    missing?
     
    MikeH, Sep 22, 2009
    #1
  3. Tae Song

    Tae Song Guest

    "MikeH" <MikeH@somewhere.net> wrote in message
    news:eb4NOR0OKHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > For some reason Vista stopped using Google Sketchup to open files with the
    > SKP extension. (It started using Adobe Reader). If I attempt to navigate
    > to and open the correct program (Open With | Chose Default Program |
    > Browse) Sketchup is not added to the list of candidate programs (no error
    > indicated -- just doesn't happen). I can open a file from within the
    > Sketchup program or drag a file onto the Sketchup desktop icon but can't
    > open with the correct program by double clicking the SKP file. What am I
    > missing?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Try uninstalling and reinstalling Sketchup, it should cause it to take back
    the file association as part of it's setup process.
     
    Tae Song, Sep 22, 2009
    #2
  4. Rick Rogers

    Rick Rogers Guest

    Hi,

    When you have the 'open with' dialog open, instead of selecting from the
    list use the browse button at right to navigate to and select the executable
    (.exe file in the program folder) for your preferred program. Make sure the
    'always use...' line is checked and this should reset the default program.

    --
    Best of Luck,

    Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

    Windows help -
    Vote for my shoe:

    "MikeH" <MikeH@somewhere.net> wrote in message
    news:eb4NOR0OKHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > For some reason Vista stopped using Google Sketchup to open files with the
    > SKP extension. (It started using Adobe Reader). If I attempt to navigate
    > to and open the correct program (Open With | Chose Default Program |
    > Browse) Sketchup is not added to the list of candidate programs (no error
    > indicated -- just doesn't happen). I can open a file from within the
    > Sketchup program or drag a file onto the Sketchup desktop icon but can't
    > open with the correct program by double clicking the SKP file. What am I
    > missing?
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Rick Rogers, Sep 22, 2009
    #3
  5. Gene E. Bloch

    Gene E. Bloch Guest

    On 9/22/09, the entity Rick Rogers wrote this:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Hi,<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > When you have the 'open with' dialog open, instead of selecting from the list
    > use the browse button at right to navigate to and select the executable (.exe
    > file in the program folder) for your preferred program. Make sure the 'always
    > use...' line is checked and this should reset the default program.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    The OP said he tried to browse, but I'm not so sure he actually did. I
    suspect that he just clicked on the "Other programs" button in the main
    window, since he apparently didn't see his entire hard drive :)

    --
    Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
     
    Gene E. Bloch, Sep 22, 2009
    #4
  6. AccessDenied

    AccessDenied Guest

    Actually I have experienced this problem repeated in Vista and my guess is
    that the OP did try browsing and, like me, found his selection did not stick.
    When trying to assign a default program, the program I want to assign does
    not show up in the suggest list but I am able to browse for it and select it.
    However, after confirming the program I want to open with, it does not
    update the list. Vista seems to be ignoring the selection. I've tried
    enabling the hidden administrator mode and that doesn't seem to help either.


    "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > On 9/22/09, the entity Rick Rogers wrote this:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Hi,<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > When you have the 'open with' dialog open, instead of selecting from the list
    > > use the browse button at right to navigate to and select the executable (.exe
    > > file in the program folder) for your preferred program. Make sure the 'always
    > > use...' line is checked and this should reset the default program.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > The OP said he tried to browse, but I'm not so sure he actually did. I
    > suspect that he just clicked on the "Other programs" button in the main
    > window, since he apparently didn't see his entire hard drive :)
    >
    > --
    > Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    AccessDenied, Sep 23, 2009
    #5
  7. Gene E. Bloch

    Gene E. Bloch Guest

    OK, thanks for the update.

    On 9/23/09, the entity AccessDenied wrote this:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Actually I have experienced this problem repeated in Vista and my guess is
    > that the OP did try browsing and, like me, found his selection did not stick.
    > When trying to assign a default program, the program I want to assign does
    > not show up in the suggest list but I am able to browse for it and select it.
    > However, after confirming the program I want to open with, it does not
    > update the list. Vista seems to be ignoring the selection. I've tried
    > enabling the hidden administrator mode and that doesn't seem to help either.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> On 9/22/09, the entity Rick Rogers wrote this:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> Hi,<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >> <!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> When you have the 'open with' dialog open, instead of selecting from the
    >>> list use the browse button at right to navigate to and select the
    >>> executable (.exe file in the program folder) for your preferred program.
    >>> Make sure the 'always use...' line is checked and this should reset the
    >>> default program.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >> The OP said he tried to browse, but I'm not so sure he actually did. I
    >> suspect that he just clicked on the "Other programs" button in the main
    >> window, since he apparently didn't see his entire hard drive :)
    >>
    >> --
    >> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >>
    >>
    >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    --
    Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
     
    Gene E. Bloch, Sep 23, 2009
    #6
  8. MikeH

    MikeH Guest

    I did browse and did locate the executable and "opened" it. Vista ignored
    this selection. And yes, I did check the "Always use the selected program
    to open this kind of file" box.


    "Gene E. Bloch" <letters@someplace.invalid> wrote in message
    news:ep45XxJPKHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > OK, thanks for the update.
    >
    > On 9/23/09, the entity AccessDenied wrote this:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Actually I have experienced this problem repeated in Vista and my guess
    >> is that the OP did try browsing and, like me, found his selection did not
    >> stick. When trying to assign a default program, the program I want to
    >> assign does not show up in the suggest list but I am able to browse for
    >> it and select it. However, after confirming the program I want to open
    >> with, it does not update the list. Vista seems to be ignoring the
    >> selection. I've tried enabling the hidden administrator mode and that
    >> doesn't seem to help either.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> On 9/22/09, the entity Rick Rogers wrote this:
    >>>> Hi,
    >>>
    >>>> When you have the 'open with' dialog open, instead of selecting from
    >>>> the list use the browse button at right to navigate to and select the
    >>>> executable (.exe file in the program folder) for your preferred
    >>>> program. Make sure the 'always use...' line is checked and this should
    >>>> reset the default program.
    >>>
    >>> The OP said he tried to browse, but I'm not so sure he actually did. I
    >>> suspect that he just clicked on the "Other programs" button in the main
    >>> window, since he apparently didn't see his entire hard drive :)
    >>>
    >>> --
    >>> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >>>
    >>>
    >>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > --
    > Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    MikeH, Sep 23, 2009
    #7
  9. Gene E. Bloch

    Gene E. Bloch Guest

    To me, AccessDenied's post indicates that there's a bug, which is why I
    thanked him for the update. It makes it look to me like you can't solve
    the problem until (unless) Microsoft does :-(

    On 9/23/09, MikeH posted:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > I did browse and did locate the executable and "opened" it. Vista ignored
    > this selection. And yes, I did check the "Always use the selected program to
    > open this kind of file" box.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > "Gene E. Bloch" <letters@someplace.invalid> wrote in message
    > news:ep45XxJPKHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> OK, thanks for the update.
    >>
    >> On 9/23/09, the entity AccessDenied wrote this:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> Actually I have experienced this problem repeated in Vista and my guess is
    >>> that the OP did try browsing and, like me, found his selection did not
    >>> stick. When trying to assign a default program, the program I want to
    >>> assign does not show up in the suggest list but I am able to browse for it
    >>> and select it. However, after confirming the program I want to open with,
    >>> it does not update the list. Vista seems to be ignoring the selection.
    >>> I've tried enabling the hidden administrator mode and that doesn't seem to
    >>> help either.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>>> On 9/22/09, the entity Rick Rogers wrote this:
    >>>>> Hi,
    >>>>
    >>>>> When you have the 'open with' dialog open, instead of selecting from the
    >>>>> list use the browse button at right to navigate to and select the
    >>>>> executable (.exe file in the program folder) for your preferred
    >>>>> program. Make sure the 'always use...' line is checked and this should
    >>>>> reset the default program.
    >>>>
    >>>> The OP said he tried to browse, but I'm not so sure he actually did. I
    >>>> suspect that he just clicked on the "Other programs" button in the main
    >>>> window, since he apparently didn't see his entire hard drive :)
    >>>>
    >>>> -- Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >> -- Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >>
    >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    --
    Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
     
    Gene E. Bloch, Sep 24, 2009
    #8
  10. MikeH

    MikeH Guest

    Google just released an update to Sketchup. The installation procedure
    added the file association back into the "Open With" recommended programs
    list. So I changed the default to Sketchup and everything works fine now.
    I agree, though, the refusal of Vista to allow the manual selection of the
    correct executable seems like a bug to me.


    "Gene E. Bloch" <letters@someplace.invalid> wrote in message
    news:OT1CBkUPKHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > To me, AccessDenied's post indicates that there's a bug, which is why I
    > thanked him for the update. It makes it look to me like you can't solve
    > the problem until (unless) Microsoft does :-(
    >
    > On 9/23/09, MikeH posted:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> I did browse and did locate the executable and "opened" it. Vista
    >> ignored this selection. And yes, I did check the "Always use the
    >> selected program to open this kind of file" box.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> "Gene E. Bloch" <letters@someplace.invalid> wrote in message
    >> news:ep45XxJPKHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> OK, thanks for the update.
    >>>
    >>> On 9/23/09, the entity AccessDenied wrote this:
    >>>> Actually I have experienced this problem repeated in Vista and my guess
    >>>> is that the OP did try browsing and, like me, found his selection did
    >>>> not stick. When trying to assign a default program, the program I want
    >>>> to assign does not show up in the suggest list but I am able to browse
    >>>> for it and select it. However, after confirming the program I want to
    >>>> open with, it does not update the list. Vista seems to be ignoring the
    >>>> selection. I've tried enabling the hidden administrator mode and that
    >>>> doesn't seem to help either.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>> "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>> On 9/22/09, the entity Rick Rogers wrote this:
    >>>>>> Hi,
    >>>>>
    >>>>>> When you have the 'open with' dialog open, instead of selecting from
    >>>>>> the list use the browse button at right to navigate to and select
    >>>>>> the executable (.exe file in the program folder) for your preferred
    >>>>>> program. Make sure the 'always use...' line is checked and this
    >>>>>> should reset the default program.
    >>>>>
    >>>>> The OP said he tried to browse, but I'm not so sure he actually did. I
    >>>>> suspect that he just clicked on the "Other programs" button in the
    >>>>> main window, since he apparently didn't see his entire hard drive :)
    >>>>>
    >>>>> -- Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>
    >>> -- Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >>>
    >>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > --
    > Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    MikeH, Sep 25, 2009
    #9
  11. Gene E. Bloch

    Gene E. Bloch Guest

    On 9/25/09, MikeH posted:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Google just released an update to Sketchup. The installation procedure added
    > the file association back into the "Open With" recommended programs list. So
    > I changed the default to Sketchup and everything works fine now. I agree,
    > though, the refusal of Vista to allow the manual selection of the correct
    > executable seems like a bug to me.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    OK, it wasn't MS, it was Google :)

    ISTR that there's a way to add stuff to Open With, but unless I do some
    research, I'm not gonna remember it...
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > "Gene E. Bloch" <letters@someplace.invalid> wrote in message
    > news:OT1CBkUPKHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> To me, AccessDenied's post indicates that there's a bug, which is why I
    >> thanked him for the update. It makes it look to me like you can't solve the
    >> problem until (unless) Microsoft does :-(
    >>
    >> On 9/23/09, MikeH posted:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> I did browse and did locate the executable and "opened" it. Vista ignored
    >>> this selection. And yes, I did check the "Always use the selected program
    >>> to open this kind of file" box.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> "Gene E. Bloch" <letters@someplace.invalid> wrote in message
    >>> news:ep45XxJPKHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    >>>> OK, thanks for the update.
    >>>>
    >>>> On 9/23/09, the entity AccessDenied wrote this:
    >>>>> Actually I have experienced this problem repeated in Vista and my guess
    >>>>> is that the OP did try browsing and, like me, found his selection did
    >>>>> not stick. When trying to assign a default program, the program I want
    >>>>> to assign does not show up in the suggest list but I am able to browse
    >>>>> for it and select it. However, after confirming the program I want to
    >>>>> open with, it does not update the list. Vista seems to be ignoring the
    >>>>> selection. I've tried enabling the hidden administrator mode and that
    >>>>> doesn't seem to help either.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>> "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>>> On 9/22/09, the entity Rick Rogers wrote this:
    >>>>>>> Hi,
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>> When you have the 'open with' dialog open, instead of selecting from
    >>>>>>> the list use the browse button at right to navigate to and select the
    >>>>>>> executable (.exe file in the program folder) for your preferred
    >>>>>>> program. Make sure the 'always use...' line is checked and this
    >>>>>>> should reset the default program.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> The OP said he tried to browse, but I'm not so sure he actually did. I
    >>>>>> suspect that he just clicked on the "Other programs" button in the main
    >>>>>> window, since he apparently didn't see his entire hard drive :)
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> -- Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> -- Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >>>>
    >>>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >> -- Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
    >>
    >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    --
    Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
     
    Gene E. Bloch, Sep 28, 2009
    #10

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