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    Default Unable to get images opening in Xara Pro +

    I usually have my computer to open images in Affinity Photo. However in a recent thread I tried to open an image in Pro+ but it loads Xara Designer Pro X (17). If I try to change this by selecting Xara Pro + as the default it still launches & loads into Xara Designer Pro X (17).

    Anyone have any ideas why?
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    Default Re: Unable to get images opening in Xara Pro +

    So, does that mean that you right-clicked the image file, selected 'Choose another app', selected Pro+ and ticked the box 'Always use this app etc.'?

    If that doesn't work, why not use the Open command in Pro + and browse to the image file? Or drag & drop it in Pro +?

    Perhaps I'm missing the point here?

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    Default Re: Unable to get images opening in Xara Pro +

    Hi Boy, thanks, I have no issue opening via Open command in Pro + and browse to the image file? Or drag & drop it in Pro +

    See the short video.

    EDIT The BB Code for TG no longer appears to function.

    LINK HERE
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    Default Re: Unable to get images opening in Xara Pro +

    I havn't watched the video - but did you reset ....Options > CheckAssociations in the registry ?

    if you set these to 0 for ver 17 and for pro+

    and then accept associations in pro+ when you open it; decline in ver 17 when you open it it may work [you may have re reset all your installed xda]

    there is a long standing issue whereby xara 'confuses' windows because different version .EXE files have the same name, even though they are seperate installations

    not noticed any BB code issues recently in TG
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    Default Re: Unable to get images opening in Xara Pro +

    Quote Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill View Post
    Hi Boy, thanks, I have no issue opening via Open command in Pro + and browse to the image file? Or drag & drop it in Pro +

    See the short video.

    EDIT The BB Code for TG no longer appears to function.

    LINK HERE
    That's very strange behavior, Egg. I guess that's something for the Xara devs to explain. However, I missed seeing in your video the tick box 'Always use this app etc.' So, something on your system is not completely right either.

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    Default Re: Unable to get images opening in Xara Pro +

    It's strange indeed. I can't even select Xara Pro + in the Choose default App by file type under Settings / Apps / Default Apps
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    Default Re: Unable to get images opening in Xara Pro +

    caught up with the video

    stand by what i said above

    I can't say why windows has defaulted to the designerpro.exe that is ver 17, rather than the designerpro.exe that is pro+, but it would appear that it has

    windows may not realise anything needs changing if the .exes have the same name

    going into the registry and removing the associations should approach the problem from the other diredction, ie the program you want will tell windows to associate it [rather than windows thinking it alrady is associated]

    hopefully
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    Default Re: Unable to get images opening in Xara Pro +

    just to clarify - this does not fix the issue of opening images in itself - what it should do is enable the routine that egg showed in the video to work with pro+, as windows will then see pro+ 'first' and not ver 17
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    Default Re: Unable to get images opening in Xara Pro +

    Instead of delving in the registry and going through hoops; try Nirsoft's FileTypeManager (https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html)

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    Default Re: Unable to get images opening in Xara Pro +

    and what exacttly does that do, apart from delve into the registry and make changes that you as a user have to take on trust ?
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