help with file ext.

[Ryan]

Is there a way to get winxp professional to open a file with no file ext in notepad

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Ryan,

Copy the contents to a notepad and save as REG file ("ext.reg") and =
double-click it.

Exclude the lines - start from "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00"

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open\command]
@=3D"%SystemRoot%\\system32\\NOTEPAD.EXE %1"

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"Ryan" > wrote in message =
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Is there a way to get winxp professional to open a file with no file ext =
in notepad

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Try this:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open\command]

@=3D"notepad.EXE \"%1\""

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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"Ramesh [MVP]" > wrote in message =
news:...
Ryan,

Copy the contents to a notepad and save as REG file ("ext.reg") and =
double-click it.

Exclude the lines - start from "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00"

-------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open\command]
@=3D"%SystemRoot%\\system32\\NOTEPAD.EXE %1"

------

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol:=20
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

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"Ryan" > wrote in message =
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Is there a way to get winxp professional to open a file with no file ext =
in notepad

[Ryan]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:122535

I had tried to put this in a file and name it ext.reg, but when I double click on it I get an error message that says
The specifide file is not a registy script. you can only import binary registy files from within the regestry editor.

Here is what I had in that file.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open\command]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\NOTEPAD.EXE %1"

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Include the line "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" as well. Use =
this script.

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open\command]

@=3D"notepad.EXE \"%1\""

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--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol:=20
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

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"Ryan" > wrote in message =
...
I had tried to put this in a file and name it ext.reg, but when I double =
click on it I get an error message that says
The specifide file is not a registy script. you can only import binary =
registy files from within the regestry editor.

Here is what I had in that file.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open\command]
@=3D"%SystemRoot%\\system32\\NOTEPAD.EXE %1"

[Ryan]

Thanks that worked

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Welcome.

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http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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"Ryan" > wrote in message =
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Thanks that worked