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Automatically playing a MKV file

  • 18-10-2010 7:44pm
    #1
    LFC5Times
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I have a few .mkv files (films) however when I double click it to play it comes up Windows Cannot Open This File. To open this file Windows Needs to Know what program created ........blah blah blah.

    So then it gives the option

    1. Use the web service to find the appropriate program
    2. Select the program from the list

    So I click Select the program from the list and the recommended program in the list has two options Windows Media Player or Media Player Classic.

    I usually select Media Player Classic.

    But what I want to know is can I just double click the .mkv file and it will automatically open up and play in Media Player Classic?

    I know I can right click the file and have the choice of playing it with WMP or MPC.

    Thanks - sorry for the long winded post.


Comments

  • #2
    snappieT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    At the bottom of that box where you select Media Player Classic, there should be a checkbox with something along the lines of "do this for all files of this type". Check it, that'll become the default program to open .mkv files in the future.


  • #3
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    Right click file -> Open With -> Choose Default Program
    Check the box at the bottom that says "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file"
    Select Media Player Classic and OK it


  • #4
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Right click on the file select properties.

    On the General tab there's an option to change the default program to open it. Click Change and browse to your Media Player Classic program. Click ok and ok again to close the properties and that's it.

    Also I'd recommend VLC.....But hey, that's just me.


  • #5
    LFC5Times
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭LFC5Times


    Thanks all for the replies, it's working now!!
    snappieT wrote: »
    At the bottom of that box where you select Media Player Classic, there should be a checkbox with something along the lines of "do this for all files of this type". Check it, that'll become the default program to open .mkv files in the future.
    whiteman19 wrote: »
    Right click file -> Open With -> Choose Default Program
    Check the box at the bottom that says "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file"
    Select Media Player Classic and OK it
    chin_grin wrote: »
    Right click on the file select properties.

    On the General tab there's an option to change the default program to open it. Click Change and browse to your Media Player Classic program. Click ok and ok again to close the properties and that's it.

    Also I'd recommend VLC.....But hey, that's just me.


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