Cannot select a program to open the file with

HI - in Windows Explorer, I am trying to choose a program to open a file with.  I right click then select "Open with", then select the program .exe file.  However, when I click Open, the program I selected does not appear in the list of "other programs."  In addition, once I get it appears in the 'Other programs' list, the program will automatically display when I right click and select 'open with '?  It does on my other computer.  I try to open a picture in Photoshop Elements (as a shortcut) and would like the program appears when I right-click as well as show as an option for a program to open the jpeg format with Windows Photo Viewer (as it does on my other computer).  Thanks for the help!

Hi - Thanks for your reply.  I actually got to work a little renaming the exe programs.

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