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Windows 2000, XP default ''HTML Editor'' problem
Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 1:59 am
Posted by otma1918 (3 messages posted)

I searched through the forums but could only find this post,http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/t1033931061, which applies to Win98 and isn't really the same thing. please excuse if i missed a previous thread covering this.

It seems that when I want to set (or change) my default HTML editor through IE or the Control Panel, I go to Internet Options>Programs>HTML Editor. The problem is, nothing is filled in and nothing is in the dropwdown box either. Is there a way for me to add something into that dropdown box so I can choose it? More than one thing? I would assume it's in the Registry, but I do not know where. Also, would the location in the Registry be different for XP and 2000 (some other things are, which is why I'm asking)? Thanks for any help!

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re: Windows 2000, XP default ''HTML Editor'' problem
Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 3:33 am
Posted by Bobstur (2225 messages posted)
Below is a registry export of what seems to control the HTML editor in my system. Maybe you can doctor it for your own use. UltraEdit-32 is what I mostly use for editing text.
========== Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor] "Description"="UltraEdit-32 Professional Text/Hex Editor" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit \command] @="F:\\PROGRAMS\\ULTRAE~1\\UEDIT32.EXE \"%1\"" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit \ddeexec] @="[open(\"%1\")]" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit \ddeexec\Application] @="UEDIT32" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit \ddeexec\topic] @="System" ==========

Bob Sturtevant http://users.adelphia.net/~bobstur/
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