Files won't open

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Rick Johnson

I want to open text files with Notepad, but can't do it. When I click
on a text file in Explorer nothing happens. In Tools/Folder Options it
shows application to open the file as Notepad. I have tried right
clicking and then going to Open With... and manuvering to Windows\System
32\Notepad and as soon as I click on Notepad, the screen flickers and
then goes back to the Open With....window and the file does not open.
I am able to open the file with Wordpad for example, but not Notepad.
How do I get it to open with Notepad?

Thanks, Rick Johnson
 
Hi Rick,

Set Txtfile to Default to Notepad (Line 305)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Open With Notepad for Files With No Extension (Line 25)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Notepad will be used to open the files by default if no association already
exists.

Open your registry and find the key "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell", if it
doesn't already exist then create it.

Under shell create a new key called open, and edit the string
"(Default)" to read "Open With Notepad".

Under open create a new key called command, and edit the string
"(Default)" to read "notepad.exe %1".

Now when you right click on a file you should see "Open with Notepad"
as one of the options.

HOW TO: Specify the Program Used to Open Certain File Types
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q306/5/51.asp
 
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