Title: simple, basic, stupid
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# simple, basic, stupid

 *  [waltgz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/waltgz/)
 * (@waltgz)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-basic-stupid/)
 * i know this is a stupid question, but i opened the word press download and i 
   can’t open any of the .php files because microsoft automatacally labeled them
   picture it files. yes i know i can right click and reassign. but for some reason
   i can’t do that with these files???
    help i cant even read the second level of
   instructions?

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 *  [jabecker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jabecker/)
 * (@jabecker)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-basic-stupid/#post-738405)
 * I’m not sure what you’re trying to do?
 * The install instructions are in readme.html. You should be able to open it with
   your browser of choice. .php files can be opened with Notepad or any other text
   editor.
 *  Thread Starter [waltgz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/waltgz/)
 * (@waltgz)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-basic-stupid/#post-738407)
 * As i said when the files opened my computer automatically assigned microsoft 
   picture it to the php files and i am not able to right click to reassign so i
   can open?
    thanks
 *  Thread Starter [waltgz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/waltgz/)
 * (@waltgz)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-basic-stupid/#post-738409)
 * well i can right click but it does not give me the option of opening with?
 *  [hitthosekeys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hitthosekeys/)
 * (@hitthosekeys)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-basic-stupid/#post-738413)
 * Perhaps download the files again, and then open the program you intend to use
   to read the files FIRST and then select the files to open from that program?
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-basic-stupid/#post-738414)
 * Are you running Vista?
    Go to control panel, click programs, click default programs,
   click Make a file type always open in a specific program. Scroll down to php 
   files, highlight, click on change program, click on browse and find what program
   you want to use to read php files with.
 * While there confirm that html files open with the browser of your choice.
 *  Thread Starter [waltgz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/waltgz/)
 * (@waltgz)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-basic-stupid/#post-738431)
 * i finally got it thanks

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 * Last reply from: [waltgz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/waltgz/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-basic-stupid/#post-738431)
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