Re: HTML Files Edit Problem

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From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 10/13/04


Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:20:11 +0530

Jack,

Where does the Edit menu come from when you r-click? Anyways, try adding the
sub-key "Edit", and then "Command".

-- 
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
"Jack Nation" <jnation@mchsi.com> wrote in message 
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Hi Ramesh,
I found the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell, but no "Edit\command is
there".
What can I do next?  I do appreciate the help.
-- 
Sincerely,
Jack Nation
"Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Jack,
>
> Open Regedit and navigate to the following key:
>
>     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command]
>
> In the right-pane, double-click (default) and type the full-path for the
> editor application. Should be in this format:
>
> "C:\Program Files\Program\Editor.exe" %1
>
> -- 
> Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
> "Jack Nation" <jnation@mchsi.com> wrote in message
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> When I right-click on any HTML file on my computer and select "Edit" on
> the
> Context Menu, it opens with Notepad.  How do I change it to open for
> editing
> in my web editor (Webedit) instead of Notepad.
> (Incidentally, I put a shortcut to Webedit in the "Send To" folder, but
> when
> I select it on the Context Menu, it only works on HTML files in a few
> folders.  Anyone help on this one?)
> -- 
> Sincerely,
> Jack Nation
>
>
>