[X4U] default application

[Rod Buchanan]

On May 1, 2011, at 8:17 PM, Tommy Bollman wrote:

> Hello Gregory.
> You should file that as a bug. VmWare shouldn't interfere with system settings when it is not running.
> Den 1. mai 2011 kl. 22.55 skrev Gregory Wiest:

It's a "feature," not a bug.

I believe their intent (Parallels does the same I think) is to allow you to open files in a Windows' app if you wish, even if a VM is not running.

>> I found it!  It was a preference setting in VMWare Fusion.  It was overriding all of my local default settings.  I wasn't aware that those settings had any influence on my host system, when no virtual systems were running.
>> 
>> Greetings,
>> Gregory Wiest
>> http://www.chasing-rainbow-productions.de
>> 
>> Am 01.05.2011 um 20:58 schrieb Tommy Bollman:
>> 
>>> Hello Gregory.
>>> I must say that I have never used VMWare, but I notice some "spooky" things going around when using Parallells as well.
>>> 
>>> I must say that the "Default Apps" pref pane never have let me down. there you have all kinds of possibilities with file extensions uti's, mime-types etc.
>>> Can't remember where I found it but it is within the last year last time, and  google will send you in the right direction.
>>> 
>>> Hopes this helps and good luck.
>>> 
>>> Den 1. mai 2011 kl. 20.15 skrev Gregory Wiest:
>>> 
>>>> Hello,
>>>> 
>>>> I thought I knew how to do this, but I cannot succeed in convincing my OS 10.6.7 to open an .xsl or an .xml file in my favorite editor.  My attempts with RCDefaultApp have failed up till now.  When I use the get info window and check change others, I keep getting Internet Explorer as installed on VMWare instead of what I want. I hope that someone on this list can offer a helpful hint.

-- 
Rod