Hey guys. Windows 10 is a little different than previous oses when it comes to file associations. You should do as much from windows as possible. The advice below from Jim will work, except in this case, I don't think alt-f will give you what you need. You should use the applications key to open the file's context menu, or shift-f10. It's also possible to go into your windows defaults and choose all the file types you want to associate with winamp. You'll find this in settings. Winamp preferences no longer works perfectly to set file associations. Essentially, the rule of thumb in Windows 10 seems to be (from my observations of the past year or so): do it within Windows if you want everything to work nicely. This includes making winamp playlists by using the items in context menus from file explorer, rather than inside the winamp playlist editor. I know it's a bit of an adjustment, but I keep Winamp around, too, and still like it, and have found it's not as big of a deal as I might have at first thought.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jimrawls Sent: January 21, 2018 12:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Win amp Michael, try this. Select the file you wish to play. Then, hit Alt F, and arrow down to open with. hit Enter. Then, select the player you wish to use and hit enter. Jim -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2018 7:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Winamp Hi. I recently acquired a used Toshiba laptop pc and upgraded it to Windows 10 home edition. I have Winamp installed on the pc, but every time I try to play a file in Winamp, Groove Music wants to open the file. I have tried to jog my memory so I can make Winamp the default player. I open preferences with ctrl-p after launching Winamp, but for the life of me, I can't remember how to make Winamp the default player despite the fact that I hear file types open under the general preferences. I was so sure I would remember how to make Winamp the default media player. Thank you. Mike M. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
