Default HTML editor in IE?

[Toni Helenius]

Hi!

I've searched everywhere on the Internet and registry but haven't found
where Internet Explorer stores the information of what to use as default
HTML editor? (Or other browsers as well?). This is to change it
programmatically. The MS Office (XP & 2003) also interfere with the
setuping. Once I got IE to say it'll open the page to the program I
specified but it still opened MS Word instead?! This is starting to be
really annoying...

 

[Kelly]

Hi Toni,

Manual: Use as an example

Close all IE windows. Then go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this
key: HEKY_CLASS_ROOT\.htm\openwithlist\

Right click on the Openwithlist folder and select new->Key menu. Create
another folder named Dreamweaver. Right click on Dreamweaver and select
new->Key menu to create a folder named shell.

Right click on the shell folder and select new->key menu to create a new
folder named command.

Double click on the default item in the command folder, input the
Dreamweaver file full path and %1.

For example if the Dreamweaver EXE file path is C:\ Dreamweaver.exe,
input this: C:\ Dreamweaver %1

Automated:

Change and/or Add an HTML Editor (Line 132)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[Alex Nichol]

I've searched everywhere on the Internet and registry but haven't found
where Internet Explorer stores the information of what to use as default
HTML editor?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command
for the command line and \ddeexec for the dde info for something like
Winword

 

[Guest]

The registry edit method works only if your default browser is IE.
Here is a simpler way to accomplish the same thing without editing the
registry.

Open Windows Explorer and on the "Tools" menu, pick "Folder options."
Pick the "File Types " Tab and scroll down the registered file types until
you get to the extension .HTM and select it.

In the details for "HTM" extensions, click on the "Advanced" Button.

In the "Actions" List, select Edit and click on the Edit Button.

Replace the path to Word or Notepad with the path to your favorite editor in
the "Application used to Perform Action:" form. [You mau use the browse
button for this too]. Don't forget to do the following:
1. Add a %1 at the end of the path.
2. Change the name of the "Application" to the name of your editor in the
Use DDE box below.
Click on OK on each of the open dialog boxes and voila. You can right click
on the HTML file and click Edit from the menu to open your default editor.

 

[Kelly]

Where is the body of the post you were replying to?

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