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by jbebb

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I have tried a couple ot times to download article to read. The download goes ok and I save it in a seperate file on my hard drive. The problem is when I try to open it. It tries to open the file in Windows Media Player and then I get a message that it does not support this format. How can I open these files to read them? Thanks for the help.
Jim

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by syscokid

Hold down the shift key and right-click on the file. From the context menu, select "Open With...". You'll get a dialog box with a list of programs. Choose the appropriate program from the list, depending on the file extension (for example, if it's .htm or .html, choose Internet Explorer or IExplore; if it's .txt choose notepad, etc.)

Make sure the box labeled "Always use this program to open this type of file" is checked, then click OK.

by estebandelatorre

It all depends on the extension of the file. If it is a .doc file, it will default to word or worpad.exe, if it's a .avi file it will default to windows media player.
Check the association between extensions and programs under explorer, options, extensions,
If noy make sure to have an internet connection prior to open the file, windows media player will try to connect to the internet to download a new codec for that type of movie.

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