How to use Open With and ZCManager in Windows 7

Note: These steps are very similar to the ones for Windows XP and Vista, but the text may be slightly varied.

Step 1:

Right-click on any quest file (.QST) in Windows Explorer.

Context Menu

If you have never opened a QST file directly, you should choose Open. If you have opened a quest file in Explorer before, choose Open With...

Step 2:

Windows can't handle quest files

Select the second option shown above and press OK.

Step 3:

Windows does not know ZCManager.

Unless you have a version of Windows 7 that has a psychic interface, it probably doesn't have ZCManager in this list of programs. So we need to add it manually. Press Browse.

Step 4:

Find ZCManager

Find where you placed ZCManager.exe and select it. Press Open.

Step 5:

Select ZCManager

ZCManager.exe should now be in the list of files. Select it. You can also enter a description for this file type if you like. Make sure the option to always use the selected program is checked. Finally, press OK. ZCManager should now open up with the quest file. Double clicking on any quest files in explorer should also make them open with ZCManager.

Of course, it will also change all quest files to using the ZCM cucco icon. Unfortunately, this is something you cannot easily fix without getting into external file type management utilities... or making LinktheMaster a better ZCM icon. Though cuccos are awesome, so it would be hard to top that.