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unable to select nifskope 2.0 as the default program for nif files


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So I downloaded the latest version of nifskope 2.0 to update from an older version I already had. However whenever I try to set the default program for nif files, nifskope.exe doesn't appear in the default programs window. I even tried browsing to the location of nifskope.exe and selected it, but it still doesn't register and I am unable to make nifskope the default program for opening nif files. 

I can still open nifskope on its own and then load a nif file through it, but for whatever reason I am unable to select it as the default program. Is there a way to fix this?

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I have both the older nifskope and nifskope 2.0 the older nifskope will load when clicking on a nif. Both versions have a nifskope.exe. Try uninstalling or deleting the older nifskope and then installing the 2.0 and see if that works. I only use 2.0 for porting from fallout 4 to skyrim since 2.0 is missing way to much stuff to ever be worth switching to.

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What is ypur Operating System? Probably you have an old registry class setting for the .nif extension that is making it not work.

 

As stated in the tags I am using windows 7 64-bit.

 

I have both the older nifskope and nifskope 2.0 the older nifskope will load when clicking on a nif. Both versions have a nifskope.exe. Try uninstalling or deleting the older nifskope and then installing the 2.0 and see if that works. I only use 2.0 for porting from fallout 4 to skyrim since 2.0 is missing way to much stuff to ever be worth switching to.

 

I already uninstalled the older nifskope before downloading 2.0. I then tried re-downloading the old version and still ran into the same issue :/

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  • 1 year later...

If I may necro a thread --

 

I just had this problem with Win7 64. I had Nifskope for LE and deleted it when I downloaded the 64 bit version. I went into the registry and found keys for Nifscope and changed their file paths. Now I can associate .nif with Nifscope.

 

The keys:

 

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\nif_auto_file\shell\open\command
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\NifSkope.exe\shell\open\command

 

The nif_auto_file key fixed it for me, but I changed both to be sure.

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