File Type Association Problems

OS - Win XP Pro
SW2004 Office now at SP3.0

Several months ago I installed SW2004 Office. We create a lot of DWG
and DXF files for our suppliers. I like to view these AutoCad files
with eDrawings. Double clicking on these files opens them in Adobe
Illustrator. I can't seem to change the file type association to
eDrawings. When attempting to change the program associated with this
file extension neither SW2004 or eDrawings shows up on the list of
programs on my machine (control panel, folder options, file types
tab). If I browse to select the program file, it still doesn't change
it. Anyone else run into this problem? Would it have anything to do
with having to install SP2.1 via the DOS prompt? therefore WinXP
doesn't recognize it?

Any help is appreciated.

Don

 

I installed 2.1 the same way and haven't had a problem although I have
AutoCad on my system. Right click on one of the files and select
properties. In the properties window toward the top it says Opens with:
Adobe Illustrator (Change) hit change and you can select the program you
want to open it with. This will change the file association for all the
files with the same extension.

Regards,
Corey

 

Hold down shift ...rmb file...select >open with< ....>choose
program<.....select E-drawing viewer and check "Always use the selected
program for this kind of file"

Krister L

 

Works without the Shift too atleast on XP it does.

 

Yes Corey You're right... I just noticed....guess I've been so used to shift
so I didn't see it before

Krister L

 

Nope, that doesn't work either. That brings up the same window as
going through Folder Options. Neither SW or eDrawings is available in
the list of available programs (browsing for the program doesn't
change it either). I may need to reinstall SolidWorks.

Is there a place in the registry that could be edited?

Don H

 

I had a strange behaviour in the window for adding / deleting programs on my
XP machine and one of my colleagues had the same on his.
When I reached the the window with all programs ......only a few programs
show up...but if I moved the slider to the right downwards.....far down in
this window there's another heap of programs .....with a huge gap between
the two "groups"

Krister L

 

We also see that gap here on some XP machines - I think it's always after
ACAD 2000i.

WT

 

I just tried it here and it worked just fine. I did a RMB on a .dwg file,
open with/choose program/browse/SolidWorks2004\eDrawings\EModelViewer.exe.
Checked the box to always use that file and it continued to work.

WT

 

I have had to do this too. It seems XP doesn't regester programs like I had
hoped it would. I assumed that if you didn't see it in the list you would
browse for it. If I am unsure of where a program is in the list I find it's
shortcut in the start menu and RMB and copy the link and paste it in the
file name in the browse dialogue.

Corey

 

Really funny....now I have three groups in that list ...the first gap start
after AutoCAD LT 2002 and the second one after DriveWorksXpress...and if I
click on any of those two, the whole gap between the groups is blue marked.

Krister L