Introduction to File Association
File Association is the process in which Windows associates a particular file extension (for example ".mp3") with a particular program (so when you double-click on a file with that extension the associated program is executed). Zoom Player is very unobtrusive and will not force you to associate any specific file extension with itself. The File Association page allows you to select which file extensions you want to be associated with Zoom Player. Simply check or uncheck any extensions and then click on the "Save Associations" button.

The association page also allows you to change icons for different file types. Simply click on any icon in the list and you will be prompted if you want that extension associated with the Zoom Player icon. If not, you will be allowed to pick an external icon file of your choice (changing a format's icon is not possible if you're not running in Administrator mode or if you're running Windows Vista with UAC enabled).

Select All Extensions
Clicking this button will select all available file extensions on the file extension association list.

Select Audio Extensions
Clicking this button will select all available audio file extensions on the file extension association list.

Select Video Extensions
Clicking this button will select all available video file extensions on the file extension association list.

Uncheck Selected Extensions
Clicking this button will uncheck all available file extensions on the file extension association list. Apply Icon to Selected Extensions
Clicking on this button will apply Zoom Player's icon to any file extension associated with Zoom Player (changing a format's icon is not possible if you're not running in Administrator mode or if you're running Windows Vista with UAC enabled).

Load External Icon Library
External Icon Library files, allow you to set icons for all associated file extensions at once. Icon Libraries are posted by Zoom Player users on the Zoom Player forum (changing a format's icon is not possible if you're not running in Administrator mode or if you're running Windows Vista with UAC enabled).

Manual Association
The Manual Association button allows you to associate file extensions with Zoom Player that are not part of the default list (manual association is not possible if you're not running in Administrator mode or if you're running Windows Vista with UAC enabled).

Run Install Center
When clicked, the Zoom Player Install Center will execute and connect to the internet to look for any missing components required to play media files.

Integrated Shell Support
This is a Windows 95/98/ME feature and wont be visible in later version of windows (which use a shell extension). The "Play" and "Enqueue" checkboxes when checked will add a "Play in Zoom Player" and "Enqueue in Zoom Player" entries to the right-click menu of external programs (such as Explorer) when right-clicking on a media file associated with Zoom Player.