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Programs open with notepad
Name: laker_66 Date: January 18, 2004 at 10:28:45 Pacific OS: Windows xp CPU/Ram: celerion/512
Comment:
most of the programs i try to open on my machine open with notepad . This happened after i accidently opened a file with notepad . I wanted to do system restore back but when i go to system tools->system restore , that program also opens in notepad Garbage. Can any one tell me how to restore all the programs to open with their default "open with" rather than notepad .
Name: Tufenuf Date: January 18, 2004 at 10:44:26 Pacific
Reply:
Bret, Go to the link below, click on Win XP Fixes, click on File Association Fixes, click on "EXE File Association Fix (Restore default association for EXE files)" and download open & run the fix. It should correct your problem.
Name: laker_66 Date: January 18, 2004 at 11:11:16 Pacific
Reply:
Tufenuf, Thanks for the tip. I did try exactly as you mentioned but no luck. Also When i reboot the computer i get 19 programs opened in notepad on the desktop including-tptray, apoint, ceekey, ypager etc . i also tried to open command prompt by cmd and it also opens in notepad . Any thoughts appreciated .
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