The file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default programs control panel.

Try installing the klite codec pack.

thanks for the reply dear, but its not the case with media files but with all type of files...either media or docs etc..

arun gupta,

Just saw this post.

Go to the mp4 file.

Right click on it, open with...          (You have to click on the name of the file to get the open with menu)

Choose default program.

You will then see...

Check the box, Always allow the select program to open this kind of file.

If Windows Media Player is not listed, then click the browse button.

It should take you to...

C:\Program Files

Look for a folder called, Windows Media Player. Click on it.

You should see...

Double click on wmplayer or wmplayer.exe

With the box checked, then click ok. Now the file will open and each time you try to open a MP4 file, Windows Media Player will play it for you.

Rick 

Dear Pudgyone,

you are absolutely right but my problem is that while clicking on the choose default programe the following error comes....

"The file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default programs control panel. "

Dear thanks for the post but it doesn't solve my problem......

arun gupta

Go to the Start Menu, Default Programs and set up your defaults there. Some files require another 3rd party utility--pdf files for instance. For that you need to install a free pdf reader like Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader.

To follow the directions in Rick's post you must Right click and pick Open with from the popup menu, not just left click on the files.

but i am not able to solve the problem by this method because i am not getting the same registry options as given in this......

Dear All,

please have look to following link.... you will came to know the problem and little bit idea where i am talking....

social.technet.microsoft.com/.../7d2fb0fe-dd29-418a-87f5-89021ab5fa0e

crossbite,

inspiron 1525 with windows 7 32 bit

You said, the registry may have problems. Did you use some type of registry cleaner?

Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware update it and do a quick scan. Report back if it finds anything. From reading the other thread, it may be Malware related.

Did your Inspiron 1525 come with Windows 7 installed or did you install Windows 7?

If it came with Windows 7, did you create the Windows 7 - IMPORTANT Windows 7 Backup Disks to create? If not, please create the disks now.

Rick

Pudgyone,

yes i said inspiron 1525 with windows 7..... i purchased this laptop with windows vista install inbuild in 2008.... but later on in 2011 i installed windows 7 in the same ......

i tried registry cleaner i.e. glary utility and antispyware like spybot for cleaning registry and spyware respectively.... and antimalware program is airtel pc secure......

I havent created any backup for this and also i dont have much system restore point ...so i cant restore the system to resolve the problem...

i also tried Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as you said but still suffering from the same problem.....

please let me know if any alternate solution is available....

if windows reinstallation is the last solution to resolve this solution.

arun gupta

thanks rick