Cannot associate .smc files with zsnes :( :( :(

GORILLA · Post by **GORILLA** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:58 am

I cannot associate the .smc file w/ zsnes
I've tried by opening it, but when i select zsnes for "open with"
it doesn't add zsnes to the program list or associate it with the .smc files
I don't know what to do

escapee · Post by **escapee** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:31 am

That dialog should have a "Browse" button. Point it to the zsnes exe file.

GORILLA · Post by **GORILLA** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:54 am

escapee wrote:That dialog should have a "Browse" button. Point it to the zsnes exe file.

yeah and when I select zsnes program, it goes back to the list without selecting it

paulguy · Post by **paulguy** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:14 am

Doesn't this not work well, anyway? I'd just use the zsnes LOAD GAME menu.

GORILLA · Post by **GORILLA** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:19 am

paulguy wrote:Doesn't this not work well, anyway? I'd just use the zsnes LOAD GAME menu.

yeah but it's slower

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:27 am

Talk about laziness.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:34 am

Try making a zsnes.bat file and associating the .SMCs with that?

GORILLA · Post by **GORILLA** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:41 pm

snkcube wrote:Talk about laziness.

yeah it's lazy to want your brand new computer to work right

what if you had to find adobe acrobat reader every time you want to open a PDF and then navigate for a couple minutes in the open file page

GORILLA · Post by **GORILLA** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:42 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:Try making a zsnes.bat file and associating the .SMCs with that?

thanks I'll try that today, gotta find out how to do that again I forgot

Post by **odditude** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:49 pm

first off, what version of windows? the process to set up the association(s) is slightly different between versions.

you'll also want to associate the rom images to a shortcut for the app, not the app itself. that shortcut needs to have the working directory set to the zsnes path, or you'll have various path-related issues for saves, the config file itself, etc.

once you've reported back with your version of windows and the explicit path to your zsnes directory, i'll be able to give you a more step-by-step approach.

that being said, while (if properly configured) it WILL work properly via association, the recommended approach is still to launch ZSNES directly and load ROMs via the load dialog.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:34 pm

GORILLA wrote:
snkcube wrote:Talk about laziness.
yeah it's lazy to want your brand new computer to work right

what if you had to find adobe acrobat reader every time you want to open a PDF and then navigate for a couple minutes in the open file page

Why do you even use an overbloated PDF reader? Try FoxitPDF instead.

If you're going to be excessively lazy, at least try to use your brain a little to make the proper effort to make stuff work.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:58 am

add to that the fact that his analogy is waaay off.

you only put your roms in one directory, unless you're an idiot. you navigate to that directory once, and zsnes remembers it. end of story.

and depending on where the rom folder is, it would be quicker to simply put zsnes in your quick-launch, learn one or two keyboard shortcuts to let you quickly get to the file-->load, and there you are.

kode54 · Post by **kode54** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:12 am

odditude wrote:you'll also want to associate the rom images to a shortcut for the app, not the app itself. that shortcut needs to have the working directory set to the zsnes path, or you'll have various path-related issues for saves, the config file itself, etc.

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if (init_paths(*argv))

Now, if this used GetModuleFileName(0, ...) instead of argv[0], it would always have the full path to the executable, no matter what directory it was launched from. Too bad it doesn't.

Post by **grinvader** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:05 am

kode54 wrote:Too bad it doesn't.

⊙_⊙

raeg edit: replaced eyeballs to better(?) represent intention

kode54 · Post by **kode54** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:38 pm

Hey, if it already does, I wouldn't know. Super secret closed developer source repository and all. I only have some old source code from ... holy crap, 2006. Maybe 1.51 already gets paths correct and I don't even know. Disregard this, I suck cocks.

Squall_Leonhart · Post by **Squall_Leonhart** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:12 pm

doesn't anyone know how to use Folder options > file types these days?

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:07 am

Squall_Leonhart wrote:doesn't anyone know how to use Folder options > file types these days?

HEY !! LISTEN !! edit: for the classics, use the classics

gllt · Post by **gllt** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:20 am

Deathlike2 wrote:
Squall_Leonhart wrote:doesn't anyone know how to use Folder options > file types these days?

:wink:

HEY !! LISTEN !! edit: for the classics, use the classics

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Post by **grinvader** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:07 pm

lol u tk him 2 da bar| ?

gllt · Post by **gllt** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:34 pm

grinvader wrote:lol u tk him 2 da bar| ?

they have milk

Truth Unknown · Post by **Truth Unknown** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:32 am

Squall_Leonhart wrote:doesn't anyone know how to use Folder options > file types these days?

Windows Vista and Seven say, "HAHA, NO!"

Open the Properties Window for the File, Click the "Change" button of the "Opens with:" Label. Then select or browse for the application to associate the file type of the file.

Squall_Leonhart · Post by **Squall_Leonhart** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:11 pm

Truth Unknown wrote:
Squall_Leonhart wrote:doesn't anyone know how to use Folder options > file types these days?
Windows Vista and Seven say, "HAHA, NO!"

Open the Properties Window for the File, Click the "Change" button of the "Opens with:" Label. Then select or browse for the application to associate the file type of the file.

NT 6 is a whore.

PapaKrunk · Post by **PapaKrunk** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:58 pm

In response to the ORIGINAL problem posed...

Try renaming the ZSNES.exe application to like ZSNES2.exe or ZSNESgiggily.exe or just something else. Then try to browse in the "open with" dialog box and see if that worked. I had the same issue and I think it has something to do with that "open with" saving a file destination that was later changed and it all got messed up somehow but....yeah...hopefully that works. I am working with 7 now but I had the same issue with Vista too.

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:46 pm

You do realize you bumped a nearly year old thread, right.

Post by **badinsults** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:47 am

Bumping a thread this old is useless.

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Cannot associate .smc files with zsnes :( :( :(

Cannot associate .smc files with zsnes :( :( :(

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