Iconizer Troubleshooting 2 - Setting Embird as Default Program (Windows 7 and 8)

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

This tutorial explains how to set Embird as the default program for opening a chosen file type (extension) in Windows 7 and 8.

Normally, it should not be necessary to make any changes in Windows this way; you should just switch ON the Iconizer plug-in as explained in the Iconizer Plug-in tutorial. However, it might solve the problem of opening designs in Embird and showing Iconizer icons if there are more programs capable of handling a specific file type.

1 - Open the "Control Panel" dialog box. In Windows 8, hold down the "Windows" key and the "X" key simultaneously and select "Control Panel" from the pop-up menu (Picture No. 1).

1. Choose Control Panel command

2 - The Control Panel dialog box will appear on the screen. Select "Large Icons" and then click "Default Programs" (Picture No. 2).

2. Click "Default Programs" group

3 - Click "Associate a file type or protocol with a program" (Picture No. 3).

3. Associate a file type or protocol with a program

4 - Wait a moment until another dialog box appears (Picture No. 4).

4. Wait a moment

5 - Scroll down to find the extension that you want to associate with Embird. Click the "Change program" button and choose Embird as the default program for this file type (Picture No. 5).

5. Change the default program

6 - Click the "Close" button to finish the changes.

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