"Open with notepad" option in Context menus

[mandorg]

Adding Application path in "*" opens unkwown
files by default..and thats a headache.....
So how do we add "Open with notepad" option in
the context menu which can be seen after right clicking any file.please help..
regards
Manish
Logmanish@yahoo.com

[reghakr]

Open regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell
Right-click on shell, choose new>Key name it Open with Notepad

Right-click on Open with Notepad, choose new>Key name it command

Highlight (Default) in the right pane, choose modify and type in c:\windows\notepad.exe %1

reghakr

[Paul D]

If you don't want to hack the registry, make a shortcut to Notepad and put it in c:\windows\sendto. This will add Notepad to your Send To options



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[AuthorUnknown]

Go to http://www.xteq.com and get Xteq Systems X-Setup. This is a program with which you can add context menu items. You can also use it to customize virtually any windows setting. This is the most comprehensive program of its type that I've ever found.

[suetoo]

I got a free file from ZDnet.com download files, called Multilaunch. When you right click on a file, go into properties, there is another tab that says multilaunch. You add files in there that you want to use to open the selected file. (you can use more than one) Like Notepad, or Winword, or Wordpad, etc.. after you close the properties, and then you right click, the files that you entered/selected in Multilaunch show up, and you can select one. I've found this program to be very useful.

[Lod]

I use that command when right clicking on a file. Below is a copy of the reg key I use using Pfe notepad. For you to try it you will have to replace the corresponding address with notepad's and the text displayed on the shell then then save it as "somethin".reg double click on it and it will/should :-) install in the reg for you.

**Note I use win98, Also if it works for you do what I do, save these special preference keys in a special folder in your backups so if you ever format etc all you do is click on the .reg files an thats it no thinking required.

Just copy whats between the lines and paste in notepad then substitute to corressponding with notepad. Save as .reg file and click to install. (fingers crossed for you, and don't forget to back your reg just incase)
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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Open]
@="Open with Pfe Notepad"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Open\Command]
@="C:\\My Programs\\pfe101i\\PFE32.EXE \"%1\""


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