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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 598 |
lame .sid question
if I click a .sid file (like http://www.c64.org/HVSC/MUSICIANS/L/Link/Robocop.sid) how the heck do I make the file play with my sidplayer?
I'm making it complicated but my problem is very simple.
When I get to chose a program to open the .sid file with I get an option of several programs available on my pc. the sidplay2w isn't listed there so I click 'browse' and I get to my c64 folder and chose the 'sidplay2w' program but somehow my pc refuses to accept that program?
this is pretty frustrating as I tried like all the options I could have ever thought of so help me and ur my hero of the day!
thanks :) |
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iAN CooG
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 3186 |
create a txt file with
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REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sid]
@="sid_auto_file"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sid_auto_file]
@="File SID"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sid_auto_file\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sid_auto_file\shell\open]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sid_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\C64\\SIDPLAY\\sidplay2w.exe \"%1\""
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change your path for sidplay2w.exe, save as sid.reg and import in regedit. |
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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 598 |
thanks,
but the last line sounds like chinese to me.
I know nothing about coding or command lines and shit like that I'm a complete 0 when it all comes a bit techie.
(eh I could come and paint your house though, I'm slightly better at that) |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
Ian, wow, maybe you also know why adobe acrobat wants constantly do 'display' .d64 files on many xp's, with no succes when trying to reassign the filetypes to x64? |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Quote:but the last line sounds like chinese to me.
Wat iAN means is that you should take care that the path used in this reg-file to point to the location of your Sidplay.exe should be corresponding to the location where you actually put it.
If you put it in C:\\C64\\SIDPLAY\\sidplay2w.exe, the file it right.
But it might also be in D:\program files\cbm\sidplay or whatever you cooked up.
Then... the text file you made with all that registry mumbo jumbo should be saved as 'sid.reg'.
When you double click it, the computer might ask if you really want to import the content to your registry.
You could also execute the registry tool 'regedit' and import that sid.reg file instead. |
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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 598 |
Quote: Quote:but the last line sounds like chinese to me.
Wat iAN means is that you should take care that the path used in this reg-file to point to the location of your Sidplay.exe should be corresponding to the location where you actually put it.
If you put it in C:\\C64\\SIDPLAY\\sidplay2w.exe, the file it right.
But it might also be in D:\program files\cbm\sidplay or whatever you cooked up.
Then... the text file you made with all that registry mumbo jumbo should be saved as 'sid.reg'.
When you double click it, the computer might ask if you really want to import the content to your registry.
You could also execute the registry tool 'regedit' and import that sid.reg file instead.
thanks
I did all that jam but unfortunately still the same my sids wont run
boooo! |
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iAN CooG
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 3186 |
Quote: thanks
I did all that jam but unfortunately still the same my sids wont run
boooo!
@matt: try short path file name if the path contains spaces.
else enclose the path in \" like this
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sid_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@="\"D:\\program files\\cbm\\sidplay\sidplay2w.exe\" \"%1\""
else install that fucking sidplay in a short dir like c:\sid\ :D
@oswald. adobewhat? Sorry don't have that bloatware crap in my pc. I use Foxit Reader
Anyway you can browse registry for every string "x64" and see what comes up.
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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 598 |
any other options?
I can't seem to find out why this is going wrong.
and it's buggering since ages now :/
anyway I followed all the steps stated above, rebooted my pc but still nada riente |
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Marauder/GSS
Account closed
Registered: Jul 2006
Posts: 224 |
1. START - RUN -> regedit.exe
2. STRG-F to search registry (select root node before)
3. select option 'KEY', deselect value/data
4. search for -> sidplay2w.exe
you should find keys like
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Applications\sidplay2w.exe
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1229272821-1979792683-839522115-1003_Classes\Applications\si dplay2w.exe
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1229272821-1979792683-839522115-1003\Software\Classes\Applic ations\sidplay2w.exe
S-1-5-21-1229272821-1979792683-839522115-1003 could be different...
delete all those node/keys "sidplay2w.exe" you find...
F3 continues search after you've found/deleted a key.
Then retry in explorer to register application for .sid in the dialog again, when double-clicking on a file...
hope it helps...just a wild guess (c;
could also help you oswald, did you try?
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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 598 |
okay
ofcourse I had to change my directory name in the text file
thanks for the help mace & ian!
cheers ;) |
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Marauder/GSS
Account closed
Registered: Jul 2006
Posts: 224 |
good to hear Matt... =)
I thought the dialog refuses the application when you try to select the application to open with...
that's what I had with winvice some months ago. Selected x64.exe then, but it didn't appear in the dialog... after deleting those keys, reassign worked fine for me in explorer again... (ofcourse searching/deleting keys "x64.exe" ;) |
