Features
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License:
Free to try
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Editor's Rating:
Not rated
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
4,252
- Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
- Limitations:
14-day trial
- Date Added:
November 01, 2002
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Publisher's description of Open+
From Capio Corporation:From the developer: ""Open+, simply put, eliminates the issues of file associations in Windows - a problem not truly addressed until now. File association is simply an old mechanism in Windows inherited from the pre-Windows era (the DOS personal computer days). It works by looking at a file's extension which is the characters after the last dot of any file name (.html, .mp3, .jpg, .doc, and so on). Windows launches the program that last claimed that file type. The problem is that many programs can open a given file type, and until Open+, there was simply no sane mechanism in Windows to cater to multiple programs using the same extension(s). Furthermore, the program that takes 'ownership' of the file is usually the last program you installed and quite often is not the program you really want to own the extensions it took over. Open+ eliminates these issues and also enhances the very nature of associations in Windows.
""Key features of Open+ 2.0 are: the unique ability to associate many programs with many extensions in Windows. Does not tamper in anyway with your actual Windows associations - your icons will remain the same regardless of your Open+ settings so you always know what you are clicking on. Your settings in Open+ will always override Windows associations - never again will you have to suffer the inconvenience of installing new programs that 'take over' associations on your computer that you then somehow have to try and restore. Includes a number of 'Quick Start' features - you will be using Open+ with speed and confidence - within minutes.""
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 8 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Open+ 2.0
"Useful and simple, help file needs work"
Summary: This is a useful tool even if you have Windows 2000 installed as I do.
It is very simple to associate many different programs with a single file extension, very useful for me. It is also easy to allow / designate a default program to op... read more >> -
Version: Open+ 2.0
Summary: As a web master I can say this application has saved me lots of frustration. I would recommend it to any professional has an application heavy occupation.
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Version: Open+ 2.0
Summary: This program is for the truly lazy. if you cant keep track of your ext. or play with options on your own, chances are your going to run into more problems you cant fix unless you educate yourself. Skip this and spend the 5 minutes it takes...besides... read more >>
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Version: Open+ 2.0
Summary: do not download it.
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Version: Open+ 2.0
Summary: I'm so glad that I have Win2k, which has this feature built in, just so that I download have to download this program. I'm sure it works great and does what it says, but even though I already have this feature on my home computer, I don't really th... read more >>
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