Problem opening .ini files.

[lokee]

Hello,

I use windows XP ver.2002, Service pack 2.
I am getting a very strange error.

I am unable to open any file with extension".ini"
If I create any text file, type some text and save it with extension ".ini"
and try to open it using notepad (or by double clicking), it gives following
messege:

"The file name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"

But same file opens properly if I try to open using "Wordpad".

What is wrong ? Is there any problem with Notepad setting ?

Please reply.

Thanks in advance.

Lokee

 

[sloan]

You should try to locate a newsgroup with the name "windows" in it.

This is a group for DotNet programmers/developers.

 

[lokee]

Sorry, i selected General Discussion.
But the problem I mentioned below arised in my VB.Net application.
I need to read some data from a .ini file. After struggling for a long time
i tried to open tht file manually and then I realized i can not open it.

 

[Family Tree Mike]

It sounds like the file association is messed up for ini files. Look at this
link and see if it truly is using Notepad to open them.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/hwandprograms/filetype.mspx

 

[sloan]

Have you rebooted recently?

That's a weird issue.

Try
Reboot.

Under Windows Explorer.......
Tools / Folder Options / File Types
and remap "INI" to notepad.

I don't know, its really weird.

There used to be a "Take Ownership" command in NT...I don't know what it
might be (if it exists) in XP.

 

[lokee]

Hi sloan and Family Tree Mike,

I did exactly the same as mentioned in the link, but in File Types option,
when I select INI option, it correctly shows Opens with: Notepad. But still
file does not open with notepad.