The options in Media Player has a Filetypes tab also, with a checkbox for
mp3 you can uncheck.
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"MotoDaren" <MotoDaren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Wow, that was quick Mark, thanks (my first post ever). I have been all
> through that dialog box and tried everything without any luck. It seems
> that
> Windows Media player has tied up the default icon somehow.
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> You simply failed to notice the "Change Icon" button. Options/FileTypes
>> tab,
>> highlight MP3, click "Advanced" button, see 'change icon' button. This
>> will
>> let you Browse for the file containing the icon you want (probably either
>> the app exe file, or one of it's dll's.)
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>> "MotoDaren" <MotoDaren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> > I recently installed new MP3 software and want to associate MP3 type
>> > files
>> > with it. In Explorer I used Tools/Options/File Types to change the
>> > association, but it did not change the icon in Explorer. I now see a
>> > Windows
>> > Media Player icon, although when I double click on the file it does
>> > open
>> > in
>> > my new program. I am also experiencing the same problem with WAV files
>> > and
>> > another program. I have spent allot of time searching for an answer
>> > online,
>> > but assume I need to edit the registry, and I am always very leery
>> > about
>> > changing anything in there without professional advice. Hopefully some
>> > here
>> > can let me know how to do this correctly.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Daren
>>