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How to enable setting Windows Media Player as default

Anonymous
2009-09-23T14:54:19+00:00

WinXP SP2 all MS updates

I've evidently gotten iTunes to be my default *.wav and other file player. 

I'd like to change this to Windows Media Player or whichever one I eventually

decide on. 

How can I change the default *.wav file player to WMP?

I've looked under HELP and the MS website but I can't seem to glean on how

to reset WMP as the default *.wav file player.

Where are the other default application definitions set anyway?  This has

got to be one of those ultra easy questions!  :-)

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-09-23T15:43:35+00:00

    How to Make WMP10 Your Default Player

    To make Windows Media Player your default media player, follow these steps:

    In Windows Media Player, click Tools , and then click Options.

    On the Formats tab, under Available File Formats , click Select All to select all

    of the file formats listed (or you can click to select each individual check box).

    Click Apply , and then click OK .

    Another community answer from the Windows XP newsgroups

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-12-18T14:51:13+00:00

    Ina D, to set WMP as the default on Windows 7, go to  Control Panel - Programs-  Set your default program s.

    BTW, in WMP, you can make the  Tools menu visible by pressing Ctrl+M.

    Tim De Baets

    http://www.bm-productions.tk

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-19T17:31:19+00:00

    click star menu,  click "default programs" at the right side above "shutdown"

    click "set your default programs"

    select the program you want to set as default

    click "set this program as deault

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-17T16:21:28+00:00

    Frank: to set WMP as default in Windows 8, go to Control Panel - Default Programs - Set Default Programs, select Windows Media Player and click Set this program as default.

    Please post any further questions in the Windows 8 Music forum:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-pictures

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-12-17T20:39:38+00:00

    I am using WIndows 7 (which i hate) and my Windows Media Player does not have a tools menu.   Help!

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