Re: Notepad not on "open with" list

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/11/04 

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 00:12:26 -0500

Most welcome and glad to hear you have it all solved. <w> 

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"Menno Hershberger" <mhersh22@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:Xns957EE2C06CEDDbutter@207.46.248.16...
> Well, I got it figured out before I got to your post, but you've pointed
> me to some other helpful stuff... namely the first one about opening
> files with no extensions (like HOSTS) in notepad will be helpful.
> One trick I've been doing since Windows 98 is putting Notepad in my "Send
> to" list. That's the way I had been opening the no extension files
> before. So thank ya mam!
>
> "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in
> news:OAHsehzrEHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl:
>
>> Hi Menno,
>>
>> Open With Notepad for Files With No Extension (Line 25)
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> Restore Open With on the Right Click (Line 220)
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> Troubleshooting Open With in XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_o.htm#openwith
>>
>> Clear Dynamic "Open With" Lists
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/OpenWithClear.zip
>>
>> Check your settings here:
>>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications
>> Select the associated sub-key, if 'NoOpenWith' is listed, delete it.
>>
>> Also here:
>>
>> This setting allows you to control whether the checkbox to save the
>> "Open With" program is available when an unknown file type is opened.
>>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas\command
>>
>> and
>>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\openas\command
>>
>>
>>
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