Fito said in news:
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There is no option for Notepad. Maybe I should create one? How?
There isn't a button called "Change" to let you choose what program to
associated for that filetype? Or do you mean you click Change but
Notepad isn't listed as a program you can select to associate with that
filetype?
When I try to replace actmovie.exe with notepad.exe it says that the
target isnt valid.
Because of an error message? Or because the values don't stick? When
changing the properties of the shortcut and getting a message about an
invalid path (but you know the file exists in that path because you can
see it) then maybe the "Start in" field is wrong. You need a valid path
(to an existing file) in the Target field. In this case, you can leave
blank the "Start in" field (or put in something like C:\ if that is
where you want to default Notepad to search from when using its File ->
Open menu).
Is the Target field pointing to the actual file? Or are you trying to
point a shortcut at another shortcut? Although you mention that
C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe will not run (so I have to wonder what
notepad.exe does get ran when you enter it in Start->Run), the Target
field doesn't even have to point at an executable file. I can create a
test.txt file with some simple comment, rename it to test.exe, and
create a shortcut to test.exe which obviously is not an executable file.
The Target field only checks that the file exists, not that it is
executable. If it is the Target field (and not the Start In field)
where you get the error "does not exist" then you are specifying an
incorrect path or filename.
Also,
I did this and got this:
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE' is not recognized as an internal or
external c
ommand,
operable program or batch file.
Sounds like you, someone, or something overwrote the notepad.exe file by
using an text editor or running a program that replaced the file (so it
is no longer an executable program). When you right-click on the file
in Explorer and look at its Version properties tab, does it say it is
from Microsoft and that it is Notepad?
If you use a hex editor on C:\windows\system32\notepad.exe, do you see
"This program cannot be run in DOS mode" at the beginning (hex bytes 4E
to 73)? (You can get a freebie hex editor from
http://www.hhdsoftware.com/ and lots of other hex editors from download
sites.)
Does the copy of Notepad under C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\notepad.exe
run okay? If so, have you yet ran the System File Checker?
sfc /scannow
you'll get a prompt
It just wont let me change it.
Does that mean you got an error message (which refuses to let you make
the change)? Or do the values you change not "stick" so when you open
the properties of the shortcut again they are back to the bad values?
If the values don't stick then something is running that is changing
them back (and why I suggested using msconfig.exe to disable any startup
programs).
If you have never used msconfig.exe (System Configuration Utility) then
it is time to learn. Either do a search on "System Configuration
Utility" in Start -> Help and Support, or read the following:
How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560
You said that when you entered "notepad.exe" in the Start->Run dialog
that Notepad did open up. That means there is a working notepad.exe
somewhere to be found. Do a search on notepad.exe and see how many you
have and where. Be sure to include searching for hidden files and in
system directories. (Windows XP's Search has some known problems, like
not looking inside files unless it has a file handler specific to that
filetype, so you might want to get the freebie version of Agent Ransack
to do the search.)
The fact that you get an error when trying to run
C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe means that file is no longer what it was
supposed to be. Maybe someone edited that copy or replace it with a
non-executable file by the same filename.
