# Change File Associations? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 29, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/change-file-associations/67031 "2009-04-29T20:34:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/change-file-associations/67031/1 "2009-04-29T20:34:15Z")
I had Open Office on my compute for a while (its not as compatible as they say) and I recently got MS office. When I download and open some documents they default to OO, and I want to get away from it asap. I would just uninstall it, but I havent converted everything over yet… ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/change-file-associations/67031/2 "2009-04-29T20:37:24Z")
Start \>\> Control Panel \>\> Default Programs \>\> Associate File Type or Protocol With A Program. or Right Click on the desired file select the “Open With…” \>\> Select the program from the list \>\> Make sure the check box is selected that says “Always use selected program to open this kind of file” ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/change-file-associations/67031/3 "2009-04-29T20:39:47Z")
.doc is already associated with Word, yet OO still opens it. maybe it has something to do with FF? ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/change-file-associations/67031/4 "2009-04-29T20:40:37Z")
Can windows media player play .3g\*\*\* files that are normally associated with Quicktime? I hate quicktime. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/change-file-associations/67031/5 "2009-04-29T20:56:52Z")
> [@BillysRevenge](#): > > or Right Click on the desired file select the “Open With…” \>\> Select the program from the list \>\> Make sure the check box is selected that says “Always use selected program to open this kind of file” Easiest way. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/change-file-associations/67031/6 "2009-04-29T21:09:21Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > .doc is already associated with Word, yet OO still opens it. maybe it has something to do with FF? Try the first method I posted, see if that works. > [@travisn](#): > > Can windows media player play .3g\*\*\* files that are normally associated with Quicktime? I hate quicktime. never seen the .3g\*\*\* files what are they? ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/change-file-associations/67031/7 "2009-04-29T21:28:03Z")
> [@BillysRevenge](#): > > Try the first method I posted, see if that works. > .doc was already associated with word, so there was nothing to change > > never seen the .3g\*\*\* files what are they? I rearranged the list by ‘current default’ and noticed that quicktime has a lot of defaults, I just happened to see a few .3g extensions and thought that was it for quick time. What I want to gain is to only use quicktime when nothing else will play a certain file, windows media for everything else. This is only a problem on webpages where I click on a video and it opens a new page with the quick time movie, I want it to either open as a windows media player ‘page’ or into the windows media program itself. This has always bugged me and idk how to fix it… ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/change-file-associations/67031/8 "2009-04-29T21:37:34Z")
That is a file extension on the server end. If the video on a website is .wmv it will most likely open in a windows media player interface. If it is a .mp4 it will probably open in a quicktime interface.