Re: Windows file type settings confusion

Brute force, but you could rename notepad.exe and place a shortcut to
notetab in the \Windows directory.  Rename the shortcut to notepad. 


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-----Original Message-----
From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Jim Essinger
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 6:19 PM
To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Windows file type settings confusion

Hi Shannon -

Yes - I know all that and I have done and un-done (is that a real
word??) that several times.  What is not working is that it shows that
NoteTab should be the editor for the .txt type file, and it actually
opens NoteTab when a .txt file is double clicked, but the file that was
double clicked does not get loaded into NoteTab.  Something is broken,
and I want to fix it.  I have uninstalled/reinstalled NoteTab, I have
changed the .txt back to it's default (NotePad) and reassigned NoteTab
to be the editor of choice, but it still does the same thing. I have
changed, rebooted, stood on my head, held my breath  :^)  - nothing
changes, except I turn a lovely shade of blue.  NoteTab starts, but the
file chosen does not load with the start of NoteTab.

Any other ideas?

Jim

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Jim Essinger
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208-452-4058 x133


On 5/4/06, Shannon ODonnell <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> Check out this link. It will give you a step by step instruction of 
> how to change the Windows file associations.
>
>
> http://www.turbogorilla-software.com/FileAssoc.htm
>
> Shannon O'Donnell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

> On Behalf Of Jim Essinger
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 4:14 PM
> To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCTECH] Windows file type settings confusion
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have M$ XP Pro on my pc with all service packs and updates.  I have 
> tried to change the folder options > file types to have .txt type 
> files open with NoteTab Pro.  I have had this work before, but 
> recently reloaded my XP and all programs.  What it is doing is showing

> the .txt file types with a NotePad icon, but when I double click on 
> the .txt file, I get NoteTab Pro starting up.  What does not happen is

> - the .txt file I double clicked on is not loaded into NoteTab Pro.  
> No file gets loaded at all.
>
> I can drag the .txt file to NoteTab Pro, and drop it on the open 
> program, and the file is opened.  I can right click on the .txt file 
> and use the "Send to" option to send to NoteTab Pro, and it starts 
> NoteTab and opens the .txt file.
>
> Any thoughts on where the problem exists and how to make it work 
> correctly??
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
>
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