open with Textpad

T

ton de w

Hello,
I have inherited an XP PC. It has textpad installed - which is nice
to use..

But when I right click on a file I get a list:
Open
new
print
Open with ->
TextPad
Send To ->
....
Properties

I can hit Open With and I can select Textpad from a drop down list in
the normal way, and it works OK

But when I hit TextPad which appears in the right click list between
Open-> with and Send to ->
nothing happens.

I dont know how this right click menu is set up - and I want to right
click and hit "Text Pad" and it to work - I dont want something
broken...
Can someone point me in the right direction plz?

TIA

Ton
 
T

Terry

On 5/15/2007 7:52 AM On a whim, ton de w pounded out on the keyboard
Hello,
I have inherited an XP PC. It has textpad installed - which is nice
to use..

But when I right click on a file I get a list:
Open
new
print
Open with ->
TextPad
Send To ->
...
Properties

I can hit Open With and I can select Textpad from a drop down list in
the normal way, and it works OK

But when I hit TextPad which appears in the right click list between
Open-> with and Send to ->
nothing happens.

I dont know how this right click menu is set up - and I want to right
click and hit "Text Pad" and it to work - I dont want something
broken...
Can someone point me in the right direction plz?

TIA

Ton
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Download the newest version of Textpad, uninstall the old one and
install the new. See if that doesn't fix the registry settings.
http://www.textpad.com/download/index.html

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T

ton de w

Hello,

Try this:
Start Textpad > Configure > Preferences > UNCHECK context menu > OK >
Configure > Preferences > CHECK context menu > OK

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Tried un- and re- ticking the context menu <so thats where the right
click menu is setup> so thing it no work.
Then I un- and re- installed tetxpad itself.
That fixed it!
Thanks!
 
T

Terry

On 5/16/2007 8:36 AM On a whim, ton de w pounded out on the keyboard
Tried un- and re- ticking the context menu <so thats where the right
click menu is setup> so thing it no work.
Then I un- and re- installed tetxpad itself.
That fixed it!
Thanks!
Click to expand...

Glad to hear my suggestion helped.

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