How to associate 3gp files with VLC

fortree · Apr 3, 2022

badrobot said:
Did you click "Open with" instead of just "Open"?

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Same thing, doesn't save chosen app and there's no checkbox. There's something damaged in the registry and don't know how to fix it. For other extensions such option does appear.

Winuser · Apr 3, 2022

They do play when you select VLC?

Edwin · Apr 3, 2022

Try the file Properties...
... you need that from now on thing...

glasskuter · Apr 3, 2022

@badrobot @Edwin The whole problem is .3gp is not a valid file type in his list of file types. Unless it shows up there, he can not associate a program with it.

fortree · Apr 3, 2022

Winuser said:
They do play when you select VLC?

Yes of course they are perfectly playable 3gp video files. With Linux I can change the associations and they are kept perfectly fine.

fortree · Apr 3, 2022

Edwin said:
Try the file Properties...
... you need that from now on thing...

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Windows has it all tied together, if doesn't allow to change from Settings doesn't appear such option in Properties either.

What I need is to fix the registry.

Winuser · Apr 3, 2022

fortree said:
Yes of course they are perfectly playable 3gp video files. With Linux I can change the associations and they are kept perfectly fine.

Will they play in any Windows media players? The reason I ask is because I'm thinking it may be a lack of the .3gp codec being installed.

Bree · Apr 3, 2022

fortree said:
There's something damaged in the registry and don't know how to fix it.

This is the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT .3gp registry entry exported from my PC, the default app is Films & TV (Movies & TV). Compare it with your registry. If you want, you could copy the code below, paste it into Notepad, then save as 3gp.reg. Then you can import the registry settings by double-clicking on the 3gp.reg file.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp]
@="WMP11.AssocFile.3GP"
"Content Type"="video/3gpp"
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\OpenWithProgids]
"AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h"=hex(0):
"AppXk0g4vb8gvt7b93tg50ybcy892pge6jmt"=hex(0):
"AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs"=hex(0):
"WMP11.AssocFile.3GP"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\ShellEx\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

and here is my HKEY_CURRENT_USER .3gp entry.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.3gp]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.3gp\OpenWithProgids]
"AppXk0g4vb8gvt7b93tg50ybcy892pge6jmt"=hex(0):
"AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h"=hex(0):
"AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs"=hex(0):

badrobot · Apr 3, 2022

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling VLC and restart PC? It may fix the registry mix up.

fortree · Apr 4, 2022

Winuser said:
Will they play in any Windows media players? The reason I ask is because I'm thinking it may be a lack of the .3gp codec being installed.

Yes it plays in any media player, the default Movies & TV and also other like VLC, etc.

fortree · Apr 4, 2022

Bree said:
This is the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT .3gp registry entry exported from my PC, the default app is Films & TV (Movies & TV). Compare it with your registry. If you want, you could copy the code below, paste it into Notepad, then save as 3gp.reg. Then you can import the registry settings by double-clicking on the 3gp.reg file.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp] @="WMP11.AssocFile.3GP" "Content Type"="video/3gpp" "PerceivedType"="video" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\OpenWithProgids] "AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h"=hex(0): "AppXk0g4vb8gvt7b93tg50ybcy892pge6jmt"=hex(0): "AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs"=hex(0): "WMP11.AssocFile.3GP"=hex(0): [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\ShellEx] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}] @="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp\ShellEx\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}] @="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

and here is my HKEY_CURRENT_USER .3gp entry.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.3gp] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.3gp\OpenWithProgids] "AppXk0g4vb8gvt7b93tg50ybcy892pge6jmt"=hex(0): "AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h"=hex(0): "AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs"=hex(0):

That worked, thank you very much!!!! It's solved now.

Winuser · Apr 4, 2022

IMHO, I still think it's a codec problem. For some reason Windows is not seeing it as installed even though you can play the files. This is only a guess so I don't know if it will work. You could try reinstalling the .3gp codec or doing a repair install of Windows.

Bree · Apr 4, 2022

fortree said:
That worked, thank you very much!!!! It's solved now.

Glad I could help.

glasskuter · Apr 4, 2022

@fortree Another poster has file association issues as well. Could you please tell me if you are running an insider build or the release version of windows 11.

Bree · Apr 4, 2022

glasskuter said:
Could you please tell me if you are running an insider build or the release version of windows 11.

build info was in post #1

fortree said:
Have Windows 11 22000.593.....

Edwin · Apr 4, 2022

glasskuter said:
@fortree Another poster has file association issues as well. Could you please tell me if you are running an insider build or the release version of windows 11.

I have a Build 22000.556 and the file associations are all fecked up!

glasskuter · Apr 4, 2022

Edwin said:
file associations are all fecked up

Since I stumbled across another couple of threads about associations I was trying to come up with a pattern thinking it was on one build or another, but nope. OP is on preview, you and other poster are on release. The only thing in common is in each case it's if one has chosen to use a program other than the ones MS wants us to use. Hmmm.

fortree · Apr 5, 2022

@glasskuter I'm now on 22000.593, which is on General Availability Channel, I never was on preview:
Windows 11 release information

fortree · Apr 5, 2022

Edwin said:
I have a Build 22000.556 and the file associations are all fecked up!

The solution I see it to make a clean install of W11 inside a guest virtual machine, then backup proper registry keys and restore them to host windows machine.

glasskuter · Apr 5, 2022

fortree said:
I never was on preview:

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