I happen to use, a free, open source, cross platform media player thatsupports many, many different file types and encodings. I'll use it as anexample.When you run the VLC Setup program, one of the steps allows you to choosevarious options for the install:I've scrolled the list of options down somewhat to uncover the Filetype associations options. I've selected all (you can expand the liststo examine the list of file types in more detail, and to pick and choose if youlike) and on completion the setup program will register VLC media player as thedefault program to play all those file types.That's by far the fastest way to set up 'something else' as your defaultmedia player when you double click or otherwise open a file. Sirpaul1March 2, 2010 10:06 AMA little more on manually changing file defaults. (Just in case your new player doesn't offer to switch your defaults.).Open the folder that contains the file(s) you want to change.Right-click a file you want to change, and then click 'Open With.'
.If you don't see the program you want to use as default, you will have to browse to find it. (Normally in C:Program Files).Click the program that you want to use to open this file automatically. (It will have an.exe extension).Check the 'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' check box, and then click OK.You will have to do this for every extension you want to default to the new player.
(MP3, WMA, MP4, MPEG, AVI, etc.). OrcanApril 3, 2010 2:46 AMDifferent media players have sometimes different behavior when modifying file associations. With so many players out there, it is impossible to list all, but the procedure to be followed should be:If you already have one or more media players with some file types (avi, mp3, mp4, etc.) configured as default, you have to first unselect any in that player's list otherwise when you use that player or if the player installed a utility that works at bootup, the associations will come back, sometimes even if that player has been uninstalled.When installing a new player, or changing a file association for it, care should be taken in its list. Sometimes, defaults will act again automatically and unexpected associations will result.Toolsfolder optionsfile types in explorer is another option to make changes for one or many file types in XP and similar options are there for others.I use different players for different file types, but my favorite is JetAudio free version since it plays everything, downloads anything needed if it can't and even in my oldest PC, it can play full HD videos without stuttering and the audio quality is outstanding. I tried almost all the others, but each had problems, like no equalizer settings kept in VLC, poor audio in MP Classic, hogged system resources for many popular players, etc.
ChunMarch 31, 2012 12:55 PMWhy couldn't you answer the question as asked? I want to DISASSOCIATE media player from ALL file types and don't have a program(s) in mind to replace it yet. Media Player fails on a regular basis - locks up the computer and please don't decide I need troubleshooting help with Media Player, only reason it isn't nuked is Media Center - where I watch TV.
(Media Center replacements may be a solution - but not today). All i want to do is remove Media Player from the files it will open automatically WITHOUT assigning another program to those files.Can you help with this (what I was expecting when I came to this thread)?Thanks.Comments on this entry are closed.If you have a question, start by using the search box up at thetop of the page - there's a very good chance thatyour question has already been answered on Ask Leo!If you don't find your answer, head out toto ask your question.
Make Windows Media Player Default
8Click the Rip CD link.The Rip settings are sticky, so after you set them correctly, there’s no need to reset them. Thus, the second time you rip a CD (and all subsequent times), you can click Rip Music and rip away.Windows Media Player dutifully copies the tracks you selected, placing the ripped files in the default folder, which is your Public Music folder.Because you ripped the album into your Public Music folder, your newly ripped album appears in the Music library list (if you’ve expanded your libraries), and in the Windows Media Player Library list, for you, for other people who use your computer, and for anyone who can connect to your Public Music folder. Even Macs on your home network can get to it.