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Well, I had it working for a few minutes. Here's what I did: I right clicked on an .mp4 file. I told Windows to "Open With" and then chose the location for the executable of MediaInfo. (Either installed or portable version.. Only Installed version. See Update in next post.) I did NOT tell Windows to "Always Use" this app. After MediaInfo opened, I set my Preferences. Closed. Worked. However, while testing it again while writing this, it stopped working. It appears that there is some hierarchy within...

Well, I had it working for a few minutes. Here's what I did: I right clicked on an .mp4 file. I told Windows to "Open With" and then chose the location for the executable of MediaInfo. (Either installed or portable version.) I did NOT tell Windows to "Always Use" this app. After MediaInfo opened, I set my Preferences. Closed. Worked. However, while testing it again while writing this, it stopped working. It appears that there is some hierarchy within Windows when it comes to file Associations? (Win10...

Update: I got it working. My trick only works with the installed version of MediaInfo (not the Portable) presumably because MediaInfo_Infotip.dll is not registered (regsrv32) properly with the portable installation. (When I tried to register the .dll from the portable app manually, I got a message from Windows saying that the file wasn't compatible with Windows.) Interestingly, although I only did the trick for an .mp4 file, the Tooltip is also showing on .mkv's. Presumably all media now. FWIW, I...

Well, I had it working for a few minutes. Here's what I did: I right clicked on an .mp4 file. I told Windows to "Open With" and then chose the location for the executable of MediaInfo. (Either installed or portable version.) I did NOT tell Windows to "Always Use" this app. After MediaInfo opened, I set my Preferences. Closed. Worked. However, while testing it again while writing this, it stopped working. It appears that there is some hierarchy within Windows when it comes to file Associations? (Win10...