On 30 Sep 2006 at 10:40, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > David W. Fenton wrote: > > On 30 Sep 2006 at 8:29, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > > > >> Um, Windows. Go figure....... > >> > >> Try renaming the file from .BAK to .MUS. That will work. If the BAK > >> file is in the same directory as the original .MUS file, rename one > >> of them like Mygreatscore_bak.mus or Mygreatscore_oldmus.mus > > > > This just ridiculous. > > > > You don't have to change the file extension unless you want > > ShellExecute to open the file with a doubleclick. > > > > Just use FILE | OPEN in Finale, and change the FILES OF TYPE > > dropdown to ALL FILES. If you want, put *.BAK in the FILENAME box. > > Once you see the file listed, select it and open it. > > > > There's nothing problematic about the way Windows works here -- it's > > just that nobody gets any training anymore on the most basic aspects > > of how to use their computers. > > Yes, it is ridiculous. On a Mac when you double click the backup > file, it opens with Finale........However, on my XP machine, if > you double click on a .BAK file, it opens with Word.
Only because you've set it to open BAK files with Word. That's certainly not the default Windows file association. > Life is too short. Get a Mac. No, learn how to use your Windows machine. Yes, the Mac has metadata and keeps data about file creator and which application to use to open it, which means multiple apps can use the same file assocation (at least, it used to be that way -- did OS X's UNIX origins remove that?). Windows doesn't work that way. I've often complained about that, having the wish that MS would implement a more modern file system, but it's been that way for as long as Windows has existed and anyone who doesn't know how to work with file associations simply doesn't have training necessary to be a normal every-day Windows user. You may claim that Mac doesn't require any training, but that's obvious BS -- you have to have certain basic understandings of the conventions and workings of any OS in order to make it work. What you have to know is different between Mac and Windows, but you still have to have certain knowledge to keep things running smoothly. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
