Default program changed at MM4 startup

[Otello]

I have a boring problem with MM4; I do not use MM as default program for video, so after installing MM4 I change the default video player to VLC using "open with" for every video extension (.avi. mpg, etc.).
The problem is every time I start MM, apperently it write again the default file associations, so the next time I click on a video file, it is played by MM.
I think MM may be associated to a file extension without forcing to be the default program...

Tested on 3 PCs, with Win 7 x86 and x64, with 1460 and 1461.
Step to reproduce the problem:
- MM4 installed
- .avi or .mpg files associated with VLC as default player
- click on a .avi or .mpg file in Windows Explorer: the file is played by VLC
- start MM (it doesn't matter if you exit or not from MM)
- click on a .avi or .mpg file in Windows Explorer: the file is played by MM

[Lowlander]

Did you disable all the associations under Tools > Options > OS Integration and disable re-associate on startup?

[Otello]

Off Course no.
I never noticed the "re-associate at startup"...

By the way:
- why it is recommended to re-associate at startup? I cannot figure a good reason for.
- I don't want to remove the association with MM, I just want MM is not the default program.

[Lowlander]

Associations means it is the default program. If you disable associations you can still play and files of the deselected filetypes.

Reassociate is a common setting in applications as competing software might take associations away. Browsers also have this setting.

[JeffFun]

Thanks for your answer and it appears to have worked but, for the record, I've been using MediaMonkey for years now and have never had this issue before. I must say that it is quite annoying when new versions or whatever change settings without one's knowledge. I know that programs are constantly being improved but that really is annoying.

[Lowlander]

Well, video file support is new to MediaMonkey 4, otherwise everything works the same as MediaMonkey 3 where you would have set it under File Types instead of OS Integration.