Changing media player

[speedy_mike]

I have XP Home and the current default is Windows Media Player. I've
downloaded a file not recognized by WMP and want to change my default
player. How can I do that?

Thanks much in advance.

Mike

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

speedy_mike <mike@nospam.com> wrote:
> I have XP Home and the current default is Windows Media Player. I've
> downloaded a file not recognized by WMP and want to change my default
> player. How can I do that?
>
> Thanks much in advance.
>
> Mike

There's no default player, unless you mean the default for a particular file
type. If this is an unrecognized file type, right-click, open with ...then
browse to the program you want to use.

 

[speedy_mike]

Of course. I'd forgotten about that. Thanks very much, Lanwench.

Mike


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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speedy_mike <mike@nospam.com> wrote:
> I have XP Home and the current default is Windows Media Player. I've
> downloaded a file not recognized by WMP and want to change my default
> player. How can I do that?
>
> Thanks much in advance.
>
> Mike

There's no default player, unless you mean the default for a particular file
type. If this is an unrecognized file type, right-click, open with ...then
browse to the program you want to use.