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John Nash
February 26, 2012 at 3:29 pm in reply to: How to default open .AEP

Scenario

On a Windows 7 PC you have recently installed Adobe CS5.5 while keeping your Adobe CS5 installation. You wish to customise the (.prproj) association for Adobe Premiere Pro Project file extensions or the (.aep) association for Adobe After Effects Project file extensions. This customisation ability is not provided by Adobe Bridge CS5 or CS5.1 file type association preferences.

Resolution

Depending on your customisation choice, you will have to copy the code of your option from below, paste it into notepad and save it with a .reg extension, then double-click the file to merge it into your Windows registry. Alternatively, download the zip file in the attachment to this post, to find your customisation choice among the included registry files, and double-click the registry file which matches your custom choice for association.

a) Adobe Premiere Pro Project file association options

Option 1a
Double-clicking a .prproj file will open the project by default in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project] @="Adobe Premiere Project" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\",1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell\open] @="Open with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\" \"%1\"" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell\open] @=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\" \"%1\""

Option 2a
Double-clicking a .prproj file will open the project by default in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project] @="Adobe Premiere Project" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\",1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell\open] @="Open with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\" \"%1\"" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell\open] @=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\" \"%1\""

Option 3a
Double-clicking a .prproj file will open the project by default in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 while right-clicking the .prproj file will open the Windows shell menu with both options for opening the project file with APP CS5.5 and APP CS5, under the “Open with…” entry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project] @="Adobe Premiere Project" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\",1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell\open] @="Open with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\" \"%1\"" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell\open] @=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\" \"%1\""

Option 4a
Double-clicking a .prproj file will open the project by default in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 while right-clicking the .prproj file will open the Windows shell menu with both options for opening the project file with APP CS5 and APP CS5.5, under the “Open with…” entry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project] @="Adobe Premiere Project" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\",1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell\open] @="Open with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Premiere.Pro.Project\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\" \"%1\"" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell\open] @=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5\\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe\" \"%1\""

b) Adobe After Effects Project file association options

Option 1b
Double-clicking a .aep file will open the project by default in Adobe After Effects CS5.5

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100] @="Adobe After Effects Project" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5.5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\",1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell\open] @="Open with Adobe After Effects CS5.5" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5.5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\" \"%1\"" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell\open] @=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5.5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\" \"%1\""

Option 2b
Double-clicking a .aep file will open the project by default in Adobe After Effects CS5

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100] @="Adobe After Effects Project" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\",1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell\open] @="Open with Adobe After Effects CS5" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\" \"%1\"" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell\open] @=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\" \"%1\""

Option 3b
Double-clicking a .aep file will open the project by default in Adobe After Effects CS5.5 while right-clicking the .aep file will open the Windows shell menu with both options for opening the project file with AAE CS5.5 and AAE CS5, under the “Open with…” entry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100] @="Adobe After Effects Project" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5.5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\",1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell\open] @="Open with Adobe After Effects CS5.5" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5.5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\" \"%1\"" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell\open] @=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\" \"%1\""

Option 4b
Double-clicking a .aep file will open the project by default in Adobe After Effects CS5 while right-clicking the .aep file will open the Windows shell menu with both options for opening the project file with AAE CS5 and AAE CS5.5, under the “Open with…” entry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100] @="Adobe After Effects Project" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\",1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell\open] @="Open with Adobe After Effects CS5" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.AfterEffects.Project.100\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\" \"%1\"" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell\open] @=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\AfterFX.exe\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS5.5\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe\" \"%1\""

Notes
To successfully merge .reg files with the Windows registry, you might well need to be logged in with a username having either privileged or Administrator rights for your PC. Also if UAC is enabled in Windows, you will be prompted to grant access for merging .reg files with the Windows registry.
All registry codes provided have been carefully verified and tested to be correct. However due to the fact that the nature of each particular scenario is different, there is no guarantee that the posted resolution will achieve the intended result for all individual scenarios. Examples of which can influence your result are the order in which the Adobe CS versions were installed or uninstalled, the user privileges under which you execute the resolution or whether the resolution was executed under the same username by which the Adobe CS will be eventually utilised.

Even though the posted resolution has not been verified and tested under Windows Vista, it might very likely function correctly under Windows Vista. Likelihood for success is much less under Windows XP 64-bit.