(soft) file associations lost

[mjackson14609]

(Windows 7 home premium, 64-bit)

Just installed Audacity 2.0, after uninstalling 1.3 beta per instructions. Now Audacity does not appear among the "Open Using" choices in the context menu for sound files. Further, browsing to and selecting audacity.exe doesn't work - the program choice returns to the default (VLC) as soon as "Open" is chosen. Starting Audacity manually and using the file menu to open a sound file works just fine. What am I doing wrong?

[jasperjones]

same issue here.

win 7 pro x64. i did a clean install from the .exe installer.

[reed1e]

I've got the same problem. I've just installed v2.0 and file association won't recognise the exe file for mp3 files (it worked OK with Beta 1.3). The program starts OK from the filename or the shortcut. It opens mp3 files from FileOpen. But when I try to associate the exe for mp3 files (Control PanelDefault ProgramsAssociate a file type or protocol with a program) selecting the exe isn't acknowledged and it helpfully gives me Windows Media Player.

Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 (32 bit)
I didn't download a ZIP version of Audacity

Any help welcome

[PGA]

Using one of the files whose type you want to associate with Audacity:
Right-click the file in Windows Explorer
- Open with....
- Choose default program...
- If Audacity is listed in the resulting window, click on Audacity
- If Audacity is not listed in that window, use the Browse button to navigate to the Audacity EXE file and select it (it will probably be in C:Program Files (x86)Audacity or something similar)
- Make sure the box labelled "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is ticked (untick and re-tick to make sure)
- OK to exit

Remember, you can associate a file type with only one program. It is always possible that installing another piece of software might result in these settings being changed.

[PGA]

Further update for the attention of the senior elves on the forum:

I didn't uninstall v1.3.14 and I don't have this problem. Is the Windows install package for v2 as a "vanilla" install doing the file associations? If not, should it perhaps include an offer to the user to take over WAV and MP3 associations?

[jasperjones]

Using one of the files whose type you want to associate with Audacity:
[...]

had you read the thread, you would realize that your suggestion doesn't resolve the issue for the users with this problem.

[PGA]

Using one of the files whose type you want to associate with Audacity:
[...]

had you read the thread, you would realize that your suggestion doesn't resolve the issue for the users with this problem.

I wouldn't have posted the reply if I hadn't read the thread. At which step does it not work and what are the exact symptoms of it not working at that step? The technique I documented is the technique I used on Win 7 to achieve the file association that I wanted.

[mjackson14609]

Using one of the files whose type you want to associate with Audacity:
[...]

had you read the thread, you would realize that your suggestion doesn't resolve the issue for the users with this problem.

I wouldn't have posted the reply if I hadn't read the thread. At which step does it not work and what are the exact symptoms of it not working at that step?

Sorry, I thought my original post was quite clear. Audacity does not appear among either the recommended or other programs listed when "choose default program" is selected in the context menu of sound files. I browse successfully to audacity.exe, highlight it, and select "Open" (silly label in this context but this is Windows). The browse windows disappears but the lists of recommended and other programs are unchanged, so Audacity cannot be selected *because it isn't there.*

[rgdave]

PGA,

Been using that procedure for years with perfect results until now. When I browse to the audacity.exe and select it, nothing happens - it just ignores it and Audacity is not added. Very strange.

Dave

[rgdave]

On a hunch - ran CCleaner and now the Audacity file association works!


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