If you want any help with setting the default program in Windows 7 then try this official video from Microsoft:

<http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-which-programs-Wind ows-uses-by-default>

Let us know if this helped at all.

Good luck.

Well in that case you haven't installed the program yet.  Do you know how to install a program on a windows machine?

If you have a CD of PSE then insert it in the drive and it will start the installation automatically for you.  Make sure you are logged in as Administrator.  In windows 7 you normally get a prompt to login as administrator so try it.

If you have downloaded the program then you need to double click on the downloaded file to start the installation. 

Hope this gets you started.

Did you try using File Association Function of Windows?  See this picture:

When you use this function, you have the option to select/add the program.  When you click the link shown in red box, you will see another screen that looks like this:

You need to select the png file type and then Click on change program button as shown in the picture.

I hope you can do this on your machine and please post back so that others can benefit from your experience.

Good luck.

janotx wrote:

 

Had already tried that.  PSE won’t show up as an available program.  I can’t think of much I haven’t tried.  This isn’t essential, I can certainly use the program by just opening it and then opening whatever photo I want, but it was always a useful shortcut before.  Thanks to all of you who have offered help.  I think I’m giving up!

This is just unbelievable.    Either you are not browsing in the correct folder [ program files (x86) ] or your folder is hidden for some unknown reasons or you haven't installed it in the correct default folder.

This is what I see on my machine:

Look at this picture carefully to see where exactly the executable files are located.  They are not in the Program Files folder but they are in Program Files (x86) folder.  There is a difference here and you must note it.

Good luck but I have run out of ideas to suggest anything else.

Good luck.

janotx wrote:

 

Sorry, dear, I see that, too.

Good.  Now drill down to Adobe Photoshop 10 folder to see something like this:

If this doesn't work then I suggest take your machine to your nearest PC Center who will help you to associate png files to PSE.

What did you do to mess up your machine?  The adobe installers are pretty good to do the correct things 99% of the time.

Good luck.