Jim,
Simple method is to add Notepad.exe shortcut as the "Send To" destination. Then right-click the file, Send To > Notepad. To permanently associate extensionless files with Notepad, try this:
I - Per-system basis: (Based on the earlier information posted by David Candy.)
Copy the following contents (excluding the line) to a Notepad document and save it as "extless.reg" in your Desktop.
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REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell\open\command]
@="notepad %1"
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II - For the current user profile, apply this REG:
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REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.]
"Application"="Notepad.exe"
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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
I have a user who wants to be able to have notepad open files with no
extension up automatically. I have always had other editors I use. Can
anyone tell me how to quickly setup the association for this.
