|
|
|
File editing opens wrong application
Showing all messages in thread #1033931061
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
The following are all of the messages in this thread (4 in all), shown in chronological order. Click any message subject to view that message by itself or to view the thread hierarchy.
|
File editing opens wrong application
Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 12:04 pm
Posted by Neil
(19 messages posted)
Normally I right click on my HTML files and select EDIT to bring them up in Notepad,
but I recently made one page so large that it became too big for Notepad to handle,
so it asked me if I wanted to open it in Word instead, which I did. As a result
of this, whenever I want to edit any HTML file, it opens Word instead of Notepad,
which is EXTREMELY ANNOYING, due to Word's excessive memory-hogging attributes.
I know I've got to somehow edit it in the registry but I wouldn't even know where
to start. The HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT has a list of all the file types, but I don't see
anything wrong. The OpenWithList is even still set for Notepad. Is there somewhere
else I have to go to tell my computer that I want all HTML files opened by Notepad
instead of Word?
[Reply or follow-up to this message]
| |
re: File editing opens wrong application
Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 12:23 pm
Posted by Michael
(2800 messages posted)
You didn't say if you have Internet Explorer installed or not, but you can use it
to change the association from the 'Programs' tab from 'Internet options' (on the
'Tools' menu).
On Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 12:04 pm, Czarland Junky wrote:
>Normally I right click on my HTML files and select EDIT to bring them up in Notepad,
>but I recently made one page so large that it became too big for Notepad to handle,
>so it asked me if I wanted to open it in Word instead, which I did. As a result
>of this, whenever I want to edit any HTML file, it opens Word instead of Notepad,
>which is EXTREMELY ANNOYING, due to Word's excessive memory-hogging attributes.
>I know I've got to somehow edit it in the registry but I wouldn't even know where
>to start. The HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT has a list of all the file types, but I don't see
>anything wrong. The OpenWithList is even still set for Notepad. Is there somewhere
>else I have to go to tell my computer that I want all HTML files opened by Notepad
>instead of Word?
[Reply or follow-up to this message]
|
re: File editing opens wrong application
Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 12:24 pm
Posted by rob
(52 messages posted)
Go to Start/Settings/Control Panel and double click the Internet Options icon. Or
open IE and select Tools/Internet Options/Programs.
Select the "Programs" tab and in that area, the first option is "HTML Editor", re-select
Notepad from the dropdown box, click Apply and OK out.
[Reply or follow-up to this message]
|
re: File editing opens wrong application
Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 12:35 pm
Posted by Neil
(19 messages posted)
You people are gods. I swear, I don't know what the heck I would ever do without
this website.
On Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 12:24 pm, rob wrote:
>Go to Start/Settings/Control Panel and double click the Internet Options icon. Or
>open IE and select Tools/Internet Options/Programs.
>
>Select the "Programs" tab and in that area, the first option is "HTML Editor",
re-select
>Notepad from the dropdown box, click Apply and OK out.
[Reply or follow-up to this message]
| |
| |
Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread
| |
Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum
|
|
|
|
