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File Association Problem
Apparently, I'm missing something in how Windows 7 creates or changes file associtions. I have installed an enhanced text editor named Note Tab Std. And I'd like for it to be the default program for opening .TXT files. But I can't seem to do that.
If I go to Control Panel, Default Programs, Associate a File Type, I get a list of file extensions. If I scroll down to .txt, it lists under the DESCRIPTION column, Note Tab Std document. And the Note Tab Std icon shows beside the file extension. But the CURRENT DEFAULT column lists Notepad. When I click on the .txt extension, at the top of the box, on the left side, it shows Notepad, Microsoft Corporation. If I click the CHANGE DEFAULT button, I get a list of applications, but Note Tab Std is not listed, either in the RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS list, or in the OTHER PROGRAMS list. And the checkbox for Always use the selected program is checked, but grayed out.
If I click on the BROWSE button, and navigate to the NoteTab.exe file, and select it, it appears in the FILE NAME box, but when I then click the OPEN button, the box goes away, and I am taken back to the list of file extensions. It disappears momentarily, as if being refreshed, but then when it reappears, Notepad is still listed under the CURRENT DEFAULT column.
How do I get the Current Default changed to the file I have selected to be the default file by using the BROWSE button. Note that I have also tried entering the full path to the NoteTab.exe file, but the result is the same.
Right now, Note Tab Std works just fine. But if I double click a .txt file, it (not surprisingly) opens in Notepad. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?