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When you double-click on a file in Windows 8, Windows will automatically open that file using a program that has been associated with that file's extension. There may come a time, though, that you ...

Windows 7 Control Panel has an applet called as the Default location. This Default Location, stores your Geo Location, ie your Zip code, Country, Latitude & Longitude. You can enter a default location ...

Windows 8 chooses its default players to run your music and video, but what if you want different programs to open your files? Here's how to change them. John Thompson John Thompson has been addicted ...

Windows 2000 server with SP4.<BR>When I go to Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, it pops up an error message saying <BR>"An unexpected error occurred. Object doesn ...

Often when you install a new application, it asks you to make it the default program for certain file types. If you're too quick with the "Enter" key during installation, you might inadvertently grant ...

If you use Microsoft Outlook 2010 to handle emails in your business, you can also open attachments that are inserted into incoming emails. You can open the attachments directly from Outlook, but ...

Microsoft continues to chip away at the venerable Windows 10 Control Panel by now testing the redirection of the 'Program and Features' control panel to the modern 'Apps & Features' Settings page.