set notepad in WIN XP registry to open files with no extension

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Brian

Does anyone know of a way to to set notepad in WIN XP
registry to open files with no extension.
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex]
"FilterFilesWithUnknownExtensions"=dword:00000001

(Courtesy David Candy)
 
run a search on your system for "host" it's there and
it's a file look in-->C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\etc
 
"hosts"

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Regards,
Jan
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| run a search on your system for "host" it's there and it's a file look in-->

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\etc

| >-----Original Message-----
| >all files have an extention otherwise they arnt a file.

| >>-----Original Message-----
| >>Does anyone know of a way to to set notepad in WIN XP registry to open files with no extension.
 
Jan did you read David's earlier replys to Brian there
is no courtesy with regards to David Candy, I would
question any advice from someone so rude. Some posters
such as David post malicious information which could
make a users system unstable as he is.
-----Original Message-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Conte
ntIndex]
"FilterFilesWithUnknownExtensions"=dword:00000001

(Courtesy David Candy)
registry to open files with no extension.
 
my bad
thanks for the correction
-----Original Message-----
"hosts"

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Regards,
Jan
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| run a search on your system for "host" it's there and it's a file look in-->

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\etc

| >-----Original Message-----
| >all files have an extention otherwise they arnt a file.

| >>-----Original Message-----
| >>Does anyone know of a way to to set notepad in WIN
XP registry to open files with no extension.
 
I read *every* reply posted by David Candy.

That tweak works on my PC.

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Regards,
Jan
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| Jan did you read David's earlier replys to Brian there
| is no courtesy with regards to David Candy, I would
| question any advice from someone so rude. Some posters
| such as David post malicious information which could
| make a users system unstable as he is.

| >-----Original Message-----
| >
| [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex]
| >"FilterFilesWithUnknownExtensions"=dword:00000001
| >
| >(Courtesy David Candy)
| >
| >--
| >Regards,
| >Jan
| >----------
| >
| >
| >| Does anyone know of a way to to set notepad in WIN XP
| registry to open files with no extension.
 
Brian,

Open Registry Editor and goto:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\
Create a subkey named "."

The path is:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.

In the right-pane, create a key named "Application" (string value) and type it's data as Notepad.

Now, dbl-click a file with unnamed extension. It should open with Notepad.
 
I've not posted anything malicious. Scarcastic - yes. Nasty at stupid people - yes. But not a single damaging thing in the tens of thousands of helpful posts I've made.
 
Doh,

This statement is not true. Believe me, I've never seen an incorrect answer/posting from David so far.

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129972
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Jan did you read David's earlier replys to Brian there
is no courtesy with regards to David Candy, I would
question any advice from someone so rude. Some posters
such as David post malicious information which could
make a users system unstable as he is.
-----Original Message-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Conte
ntIndex]
"FilterFilesWithUnknownExtensions"=dword:00000001

(Courtesy David Candy)
registry to open files with no extension.
 
Doh,


This statement is not true. Believe me, I've never seen an incorrect answer/posting from David so far.

You don't consider it to be incorrect to treat computer neophytes as
"stupid" and to respond to them in a "nasty" way?

People like David give a bad name to the entire MVP program.
 
Hi Michael,

I was replying to the statement "David post malicious information" made by someone earlier. And yes, you may see some sarcastic replies from him, but the answers are a real "GEM".

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129972
-------------------------------------------


Doh,


This statement is not true. Believe me, I've never seen an incorrect answer/posting from David so far.

You don't consider it to be incorrect to treat computer neophytes as
"stupid" and to respond to them in a "nasty" way?

People like David give a bad name to the entire MVP program.
 
And yes, you may see some sarcastic replies from him, but the answers are a real "GEM".

Definitely agree. David's answers are always highlighted in my newsreader
so that I don't miss any of them.
 
No problem.

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Regards,
Jan
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| my bad
| thanks for the correction
| >-----Original Message-----
| >"hosts"
| >
| >--
| >Regards,
| >Jan
| >----------
| >
| >
| >| run a search on your system for "host" it's there and
| it's a file look in-->
| >
| >C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\etc
| >
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >all files have an extention otherwise they arnt a
| file.
| >
| >| >>-----Original Message-----
| >| >>Does anyone know of a way to to set notepad in WIN
| XP registry to open files with no extension.
 
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