I opened a desktop with another application like vlc icon or else all icons turned in now, I'm unable to open other applications, what to do

I have a click on an icon on the desktop and clicked on open with windows media center and all of a sudden all icons turned into it.now when I click on any application it opens only windows media center. For applications, I have to go to program files and click on it. I tried creating the bot program files shortcuts it does'nt seems to work.

Hello

Method 1) check the instructions in the link for Windows 7

When you run an .exe on a Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer file, the file can start another program

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505

Method 2) in case if it does not help, you must change the associated file. To change the file association for a specific file, you must first display the properties of the file.

  1. You can view the properties of a file by selecting the file and choosing 'Properties' in the file menu. Or you can simply right-click on the file and select "Properties" from the context menu that appears.
  1. To change this file association, click the button change.
  1. You are given a list of recommended programs to open the file, as well as several other programs on your computer. The recommended programs are programs that Windows knows is going to be able to open the current file type. For this reason, choose a program from the list of recommended programs is a good idea. You can choose a program from the list of other programs, but the file cannot open.
  1. You can change this program opens all documents of a certain type of file, and then click the checkbox "Always use the selected program to open this type of file."
  1. Click OK

Check the link for more information:

Change the programs that Windows uses by default

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

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