Re: Opening text files

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From: Bill (dontwriteme_at_home.com)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 03:43:17 -0500

"siljaline" <siljaline@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "Bill" wrote:
>> My flying club has text files (.txt) files posted at their web site but
>> when I click on them to read/open them , explorer some how sees it as a
>> php file and wants to use MS picture it! to view the file.
>>
>> Why is this and can it be fixed?
>
> Windows version? Assuming XP.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307859
>
> Silj
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Yes its windows XP with SP2 and .txt files are already associated with
notepad but for some reason IE associates it with php Picture it publisher.

Thanks
Bill

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