[raybro]

It appears Windows Vista and 7 have eliminated the much desired "View Files" tab on Folder Options. I recently had need to set a file association for a pdf reader I installed on a friends computer (Win7 Pro 64-bit) and could not do so.

Did a bit of research this evening and ran across THIS utility. Anyone used it or have other recommendations for doing this heretofore simple task?

[Phantom010]

Never tried it but I've always trusted NirSoft. They have so many useful tools.

[raybro]

Thanks Phantom010... Good to know the maker has a good rep.

[bkmgy]

Hi raybro, Did you try right click on filename and Open With to set file associations ?
* Right-click the respective file, PDF file.
* Select > Open With from the right-click menu.
* The Open with window will open and now you can either pick a program from the list of > Other Programs or click the > Browse… button and find the application you want to open this file type with.

The above steps are from makeuseof site.

[20_2_Many]

Open Control Panel in Win7
Type File Association in the Search window
In the Found 'Folder Options' is a link to change the file type associated with a file extension.