Re: Text files won't open with Notepad

From: Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk (ishjr.mve_at_2jvt.ws_ROT7)
Date: 06/10/04 

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:54:29 +0200

George wrote:

> In fact, can't get anything to open with Notepad.
> Have to use Wordpad instead. Notepad will open buy itself.

Check/correct registry entries:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt
default=txtfile

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open\command
default=%SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1 

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