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    I reinstalled Windows 7 as usual and as I do several years ago.
    But this time, the files with extension SRT had a blue icon and now they have a white icon and there are any program present to open them easily! What can I do to put back the anterior situation for ALL the files with that extension?
    When I try to open those files it doesn't appear the usual window with "Choose default program" but a window "File type helper"!!!
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    and Set in Default Programs Editor to always open Choose default program for Unknown type files:
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    Originally Posted by Jomapil View Post
    I reinstalled Windows 7 as usual and as I do several years ago.
    But this time, the files with extension SRT had a blue icon and now they have a white icon and there are any program present to open them easily! What can I do to put back the anterior situation for ALL the files with that extension?
    When I try to open those files it doesn't appear the usual window with "Choose default program" but a window "File type helper"!!!
    select any srt file you have then right click and go to Properties. Near the top it will say open with and there is a button marked "change" click on it and select the program you want to open srt files - typically notepad but choose whatever program you want
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    Originally Posted by netmask56 View Post
    Originally Posted by Jomapil View Post
    I reinstalled Windows 7 as usual and as I do several years ago.
    But this time, the files with extension SRT had a blue icon and now they have a white icon and there are any program present to open them easily! What can I do to put back the anterior situation for ALL the files with that extension?
    When I try to open those files it doesn't appear the usual window with "Choose default program" but a window "File type helper"!!!
    select any srt file you have then right click and go to Properties. Near the top it will say open with and there is a button marked "change" click on it and select the program you want to open srt files - typically notepad but choose whatever program you want
    Be sure that the "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" checkbox is checked. So it stays linked to that program.
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    Thanks to everyone that helped me.
    I solved the problem with the suggestion of netmask56.
    roma_turok : I installed Default Programs Editor but the respective window already shows " ... Disable ... ".
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  6. Originally Posted by Jomapil View Post
    roma_turok : I installed Default Programs Editor but the respective window already shows " ... Disable ... ".
    Its shows you what happens if you click on this, so you need click on this to change to Enable ...
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    OK.But I never ticked or unticked that. And I reinstalled Windows 7 several times and only now happenned this. I don't understand!

    Thank you very much.
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