Text (.txt) files behaving like registry files


  1. Posts : 960
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 - 64 Bit
       #1

    Text (.txt) files behaving like registry files


    When I double click a file with the .txt extension it asks if it wants to be added to the registry:

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  2. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2

    right click on document->open with->select default program. Select notepad there as default and press Ok.
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  3. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #3

    Or: txt - Text document files. The default program is Notepad.
    Source: Default File Type Associations - Restore
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  4. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #4

    What txt. file are you referring to? All txt. files, some txt. files or just one txt. file. I would not add anything to the registry unless I new what it was and have a understanding what it did.
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  5. Posts : 960
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 - 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Kaktussoft said:
    Or: txt - Text document files. The default program is Notepad.
    Source: Default File Type Associations - Restore
    This worked. Cheers
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