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How to quickly change and re-change a file type association in Windows XP?

Asked by asgarcymed in Windows XP Operating System, Miscellaneous

Tags: file type association, open with, registry, windows

I use a PC with Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), and I always need to use a lot of PDF files. I installed 3 different PDF Readers/Viewers, since each one of them have different advantages and disadvantages, what forces me to frequently change and re-change the PDF file type association ("open with") <=> mouse right button click (context menu) => open with => choose application (PDF Reader/Viewer). Such procedure is not difficult but it is very boring, annoying and time-consuming (since the "explorer.exe", aka "Windows Shell", is slow and heavy CPU loader...). I really would like to only click once, each time I need to change the PDF file type association ("open with"). I think it is possible to create 3 *.reg (registry entries) files - "Open PDF with App1.reg"; "Open PDF with App2.reg"; "Open PDF with App3.reg". With only 1 click, I would be able to change the PDF file type association, each time. However, since I know almost nothing about the registry, I do not know how to make such *.reg files... Or you may even suggest a totally different solution/approach (other than using  *.reg files)...

Thanks and regards.
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