File Associations

[Guest]

How can I tell Internet Explorer that when I click on a link that is a .java file to open the file with TextPad.exe? It works on one of my computers, but not on the other. I can't find where to set file associations for Internet Explorer.

 

[mac]

How can I tell Internet Explorer that when I click on a link that is a

..java file to open the file with TextPad.exe? It works on one of my
computers, but not on the other. I can't find where to set file
associations for Internet Explorer.

Select a file of the type, right click while holding down the shift key,
choose 'open with' when you have selected the correct program, check the box
bottom left to always use.

 

[Guest]

My file associations work fine everywhere except in Internet Explorer. In other words, I can double click on a .java file in a folder and TextPad will load properly, but when I click on a link in Internet Explorer which is a .java file, Textpad does not open the file. I get an Internet Explorer window showing the code. It works fine on my other computer (even in Internet Explorer - even on the same exact link). If I attempt to right click on the link with the shift key, I get the same thing as when I right click without the shift key and there is no "open with" option. So, I think your answer had to do with file associations in general - but the file associations for Internet Explorer must be set somewhere else, and in some way that I know nothing about.

 

[Guest]

Fixed it

Went to Control Panel > Folder Options > File Types. Scrolled down to JAVA and highlighted it. It said I had customized it to refer to TextPad. I clicked restore to set it back to the standard file type. I then got an "Advanced" button (where the restore button had been). When I clicked on the advanced button, I then clicked "add" and entered open for the action and then did a browse to point to Textpad.exe and also unchecked "Confirm open after download". It works fine now