Make default viewer

[lekas]

I advised a friend to use free PDF-XChange Viewer as his only pdf reader, there is no other pdf reader on his PC, never been, as it is a fresh installation of W7 32-bit on a new hd.
He "installed" the portable version, the latest build, but just cannot find the option to make it the default pdf viewer. He can select his browser (IE9) to open any pdf but PDF-XChange Viewer just not there?

Using Open with > Browse and selecting PDF-XChange Viewer not accepted?

I cannot find an option within PDF-XChange Viewer to make it the default viewer, I searched the forum but no answer.

Where am I going wrong? Any tips or suggestions most welcome.

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello lekas,

And welcome to our forums. The file associations and making an application default require changes to the Windows Registry, and a portable application doesn't make such changes or it won't be portable any more. Simply advise your friend to install the latest build of our Viewer:
www.tracker-software.com/PDFXVwer.zip
And the file associations would be set up directly at install time.

Regards,
Stefan

[lekas]

Thank you Stefan, I've sent email to him.

[Will - Tracker Supp]