Muse
Lifer
I've always been able to do this but right now I'm stymied.
I use a freeware text editor called Metapad. It's a Notepad.exe substitute. Per the program creator's intentions (suggestions), I rename notepad.exe to notepad_ms.exe and rename metapad.exe as notepad.exe. To do this I have to rename the versions of notepad.exe in \system32 and I think one other place. I configured my OS (Windows 2000) to open .txt files in my new notepad.exe. I have shortcuts to the E:\WINNT\notepad.exe (Metapad) and E:\WINNT\notepad_ms.exe (Notepad) in my Send To folder, so I can optionally open a text file in either editor (I name the shortcuts Metapad and Notepad to keep things clear). I did this and everything was working fine. Today I have problems I can't seem to straighten out:
When I double click on a .txt file, it opens in the old Windows notepad.exe, and in the title bar it says "notepad."
I can open a text file by using the Send To context menu item and choosing Metapad (which is E:\WINNT\notepad.exe [Metapad]).
If I choose the Open With item on the context menu for .txt files I am given this choice:
Notepad
Metapad
Choose Program
Notepad opens in the old Windows Notepad
Metapad gives an error message:
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<the full path to the .txt file I'm trying to open + the file name> is not a valid Win32 application.
OK
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If I go Open With, Choose Program and check the checkbox for Always Open With this Program, and browse to the Metapad program (E:\WINNT\notepad.exe), the file opens in Metapad fine. But if I close it and then reopen it by double clicking on it, it doesn't open in Metapad, but instead in Notepad. Can anyone shed some light on this situation? Thank you!
I use a freeware text editor called Metapad. It's a Notepad.exe substitute. Per the program creator's intentions (suggestions), I rename notepad.exe to notepad_ms.exe and rename metapad.exe as notepad.exe. To do this I have to rename the versions of notepad.exe in \system32 and I think one other place. I configured my OS (Windows 2000) to open .txt files in my new notepad.exe. I have shortcuts to the E:\WINNT\notepad.exe (Metapad) and E:\WINNT\notepad_ms.exe (Notepad) in my Send To folder, so I can optionally open a text file in either editor (I name the shortcuts Metapad and Notepad to keep things clear). I did this and everything was working fine. Today I have problems I can't seem to straighten out:
When I double click on a .txt file, it opens in the old Windows notepad.exe, and in the title bar it says "notepad."
I can open a text file by using the Send To context menu item and choosing Metapad (which is E:\WINNT\notepad.exe [Metapad]).
If I choose the Open With item on the context menu for .txt files I am given this choice:
Notepad
Metapad
Choose Program
Notepad opens in the old Windows Notepad
Metapad gives an error message:
-------------------------------------
<the full path to the .txt file I'm trying to open + the file name> is not a valid Win32 application.
OK
-------------------------------------
If I go Open With, Choose Program and check the checkbox for Always Open With this Program, and browse to the Metapad program (E:\WINNT\notepad.exe), the file opens in Metapad fine. But if I close it and then reopen it by double clicking on it, it doesn't open in Metapad, but instead in Notepad. Can anyone shed some light on this situation? Thank you!
