Re: Folder Options - File Types - Restore

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Terry R. typed on Mon, 11 May 2009 10:42:08 -0700:
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Hi Terry! I mean if I tell Explorer to open all TXT files with
Word2000 instead of Notepad, Word2000 does open them up. But it
doesn't use the original filename. Say if I double-click on
Readme.txt, it opens just fine. But the name of the file isn't
Readme.txt, it is Document1 instead.
By "if I tell Explorer to open...", are you stating you are
right clicking and selecting Open With?

The fix is to open Folder Options -> File Types and change TXT
type like this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE" "%1"
This works when I used Word 2003 & WordPerfect.

Now Word2000 will open up Readme.txt and use the name
Readme.txt instead of Document1. Although when you tell
Explorer to use Word instead of Notepad, you loose the ability
to edit and modify the file type (Application used to perform
action).
That doesn't happen here. After changing to Word or
WordPerfect, I still could click the Advanced button and change
it back to Notepad.
Windows didn't used to work this way. As once you change what
application will open a file type, the ability to edit the
action and "Application used to perform action" is no longer
available. It only becomes available once again if you restore
it back to Notepad. Now you can edit it. And my question is,
when and why?
Can't replicate that here.
Hi Terry! Okay I left out something that might help which I
assumed as a given. Right click on a file type that you want to
change the application that opens it. Select "open with". Now
ignore all listed applications and select the last option,
Choose Program. Now browse or select a program and check the box
to always use. Now you can't edit the action or the program line
box in File Types under Folder Options. You can't until you hit
the Restore button, which changes the default back to Notepad.
Now the Restore button changes back to Advanced and now you can
edit it.
Correct, the Advanced button is now Restore once changed. But you
can still go the same route as you describe and quickly change it
using Open with >> Choose Program. No real reason to edit the
default using the Advanced button unless it truly IS a default I
guess. I thought that changed with SP3, but I see you are using
SP2, so it
must have been an update that changed it?
Hi Terry! You would think Choose Program would work, but it doesn't
if you choose Word2000. As I get the same problem mentioned above
that Word opens the file just fine. But the filename isn't
retained. Only editing the default works. It acts just like the
"%1" variable is missing. Maybe it changed through SP2, as SP2 has
this behavior. Anyway many
thanks!

I'm confused again. So, Word2k is your default to open TXT files.
If you try "Choose Program" and choose Word2k it doesn't work? You
shouldn't have to do that since it's the default, right?

If I have TXT files default open in Notepad and use Choose Program
to select Word2003, it opens. If I have Word2003 as the default to
open TXT files and use Choose Program and select Word2003, it still
opens. It that not what is happening for you? You may have to
state each default and action, or it may just be with Word2k.

Interesting thing now, because of this testing I now have 2 Notepad
selections when I right click in Open With, and also in Choose
Program. Sheesh!

Hi Terry! Well Notepad was the default, but I use the spell checker
and change case (usually Title case) a lot. So I use Word2000 a lot
for text files.

Word2k works fine if I change it by the Advanced button. If I change
it with Choose Program, it reads in the text file, but doesn't pick
up the file name. Thus when I go to save again, it wants a file name.


So if you "change it" (default of Notepad?) with Choose Program (to
Word2k?) it reads the file but not the name? That doesn't happen to
me with Word2003 or WordPerfect. When it doesn't work (opens the file
without the name), you can't see if the "%1" is a parameter since you
have no way to look at, right?

I would think the registry value could be located and added manually.
And if you switch frequently, maybe create a reg file to import the
value with a shortcut on your Desktop.

Hi Terry! As far as I can tell, it is only Word2000 that acts this way.
When it opens without the name, no I can't see the parameter. As the
Advanced button has been replaced with Restore. Although I tried
deleting the parameter and Word2000 gives an invalid path or file name
error and no file was opened. Not even a blank document. Rechecking the
parameter, Windows appears to add it without the quotes. If I add the
quotes, it works fine again. I tested it on a file named Time.txt, btw.

Just now, I was playing around with Choose Program and checking the box
to always use. I was selecting different ones like Word, NewtPad,
Notepad, WordPad, etc. And everything works perfectly.

I changed Advanced back to Notepad.exe, now Word2000 doesn't grab the
file name once again. And now I have two Notepads shown in the Choose
Program list. lol

Changed Advanced back to Word, flawless once again. And the second
Notepad in the Choose Program list disappeared too. So everything works
in this state. Be nice to know what parameter is being used when it
doesn't work.

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Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 1GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC



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