re: Programs(exe's,yahoo messenger,msn..etc) open in notepad by default
Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 8:53 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Tom Swanson
(5553 messages posted)
You can reset how programs and files are opened. Help & Support will tell you how
if you aren't sure. Open a folder, select Tools>Options>Filetypes> and change *.exe
from Notepad to application.
On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 6:33 pm, Bret wrote:
>most of the programs i try to open on my machine open with notepad . This happened
>after i accidently opened a file i downloaded with notepad . I'm wondering now if
>the file is corrupted or a worm . I did a virus scan but no luck.I wanted to do
system
>restore back but when i go to system tools->system restore , that program also opens
>in notepad Garbage.
>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 . Can any one tell me how to restore all the
>programs to open with their default "open with" rather than notepad . Any thoughts
>appreciated .
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