[macdummy]

i have a certain bug that is kind of irritating me and i don't know how to solve it.

the problem is when i use a particular function out of the right click's set of menus. every now and then i find a video that does not open up with the default quicktime player. so i right click and choose 'open with' and usually pick VLC.

but now i have doubles of every option. 2xvlc, 2xreal player, 2xwindows media player, 2x mplayer.

how do i get rid of the duplicates?

[dtriska]

Originally Posted by macdummy

i have a certain bug that is kind of irritating me and i don't know how to solve it.

the problem is when i use a particular function out of the right click's set of menus. every now and then i find a video that does not open up with the default quicktime player. so i right click and choose 'open with' and usually pick VLC.

but now i have doubles of every option. 2xvlc, 2xreal player, 2xwindows media player, 2x mplayer.

how do i get rid of the duplicates?

Your Launch Services database has gone wonky. I fixed mine just yesterday.

You can use some freeware and shareware utilities such as Cocktail to do this, but I used an AppleScript I found here. Don't worry; it's quick and painless.

[SSharon]

Did you happen to plug in an external drive that has all those apps on it?

[macdummy]

great dtriska! it worked.

and yes ssharon, i believe you are correct with the external drive. i was moving a lot of old backed up data into my new HD and after i was finished i noticed the problem.

[Big Mac]

Be aware that if you want to permanently change the application association for a given file or a whole file type, use the Open With function of Get Info.