Windows – Registering a program to show in the “Open With” list

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After installing LibreOffice and then unistalling OpenOffice, all the files for the many office document types (odt, ods, doc, xls, rtf and a dozen more) are unassociated with any application. When I try to associate the file with an application the short way (right click > open > select the program from a list), none of the LibreOffice applications show up in the list. If I click the Browse button and pick the executable in the LibreOffice 3 folder, the program is not added to the list so that I can select it.

This leaves me to have to associate all the file types the long way (windows explorer > tools > folder options > file types etc.. )

Is there a way to "register" an application so that it is available for selecting from the "Open with" application list in Windows XP?

Thanks!

Best Answer

See How to Add a Program to "Open With" in Vista and Windows 7 :

When you right click on a file and click Open With, a list of registered programs are displayed in the Open With window to choose from. This will show you how to register a program so that it will be added to the Open With list.

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