How Do I Set Programs as Default?

When I open a .pdf document I want Adobe Reader to open automatically. If I open a .wmv file, I want the Windows Media Player to open automatically. I know this is possible, I just can't find any information on how to do this anywhere.
Thanks a lot,
Mike

For WMV files, you should have the free player; Flip4Mac. All WMV will open up automatically as a quicktime movie. For more features, like saving the file in some other format, you gotta spend a few bucks, but all the "paid for" features are available within the free player, they just have a limitation of 30 seconds. BTW, Microsoft abandoned support and updates for the Windows Media Player...you'll have much more stable results with F4M.
I think pdf's are defaulted to open with Preview. If the advise that Kappy gave doesn't work for new files you add, then that's weird...should work, but maybe there's some trick that we all don't know about.

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