Re: Text files won't open with Notepad

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From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/10/04


Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:02:18 +0100

Hi

Right click on a Text file in Windows Explorer and select Open With>Choose
Program. On the next screen select Notepad and make sure that 'Always use
the selected program to open this kind of file' at the bottom of the screen
is enabled.

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Will Denny
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| In fact, can't get anything to open with Notepad.
| Have to use Wordpad instead.
|
| Notepad will open buy itself.
|
| This is probably a silly problem.
|
| Thanx anyone.
|
|


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