Re: Can't change file association in XP
In windows explorer, click 'Tools' 'Folder Options' 'File Types' find and
select PHP in the list and click 'Change'.
This should reset the association.
"cyndiwise notsowise" <cyndiwisenotsowise@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:7061EA29-859E-4CBC-9DED-C23A4DD51F4C@microsoft.com...
> I'm using XP SP3 and I tried to change the file association for some .php
> files. Currently, these files are associated with Dreamweaver because I
> installed a trial of DW. I have decided not to buy DW, and the trial has
> expired so now I need to change the file associations for .php files to my
> current HTML editor, which is notepad++.
>
> In explorer, I right-clicked on one of the .php files and selected Open
> With>Choose Program...>Browse>Program Files>Notepad++>ansi>notepad++.exe.
> However, when I clicked OK, then on the Open With dialog screen, Notepad++
> is
> still not an option. I don't understand what I am doing wrong.
>
> Thanks,
> Cyndi