Re: Windows file type settings confusion

["Shannon ODonnell" <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Did you actually dig around in the Registry to see what's going on?

Look under the key: 

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1541684805-10709117067-3312605399-1006\Software\Microsof
t\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileEx

(At least that's the key on my PC. I can't guarantee that it won't be
different on yours)



-----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
Senior Programmer/Analyst
UnLtd/SLFI/IMA
PO Box 730
Fruitland, ID  83619
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
>