Icons

[Reverend Green]

Is there a way to make all files of a certain type have the same icon? I ask because I just changed the default so that now all .ppt files open with Keynote, but that made all the icons for the .ppt files go blank. I want to change them so that their icons are the same as those for Keynote presentations. I can change the icons individually, but that would take ages. Is there a way to change the default for all .ppt files?

Sorry if this is a very simple question. As you can probably tell, I am new to Mac. By the way, I am running Tiger.

 

[Reverend Green]

Unfortunately I still have not sorted out this problem. And now I have another one. I can't install Windows media player. I download WMP 9 for Mac OS X, and it goes to my desktop as a .sitx file. I open it and it says there is no default application set for it. Shouldn't I have an expander preinstalled on Tiger? If so, do I need to set it as a default application to open .sitx with? And if it is preiinstalled, what is the name of the program?

Sorry if this is pretty basic stuff.

 

[nixgeek]

You need to download Stuffit Expander 10 from the following site:

http://www.stuffit.com/mac/expander/

I had the same problem. Although to be honest, you'll be sorely disappointed with the craptastic version they have for the Mac. I'm ready to get rid of it completely.

 

[stewey]

OK its probably a little late to reply to your thread but hey. I came accross something that instead of using Windows Media Player you can use a plugin you can download for QuickTime so it can play the Windows Media files. You can find out about it at http://www.flip4mac.com/

In honesty though I've not really used it so not sure if its any good

 

[lightsabre]

ive said it before...USE VLC!

 

[stewey]

Thats true I forgot about VLC - definately worth using. The only thing different with the plugin I mention is that it claims to work for quicktime to play windows media files in your browser too.