I was opening dreamweaver file. it opened open with option i check the dreamweaver and didnt noticed that always open this type of file was checked, now all the .lnk extension files changed to dreamweaver. i cant open any shortcut. please help me solve the issue
It seems like the registry is changed. I have been having this problem myself before and I had to download a .reg file that fixed the issue.
Windows 7, 8 and Vista(This downloads a .txt file possibly, remove file extension .txt and leave the .reg extension): Click Here.
Windows XP: Click here.
You can fix this yourself in the registry editor by doing the following:
Click Start Menu, and then type regedit in the Start Search and press ENTER.
Browse to the following registry branch:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts.lnk
Click on the arrow to expand it and delete the sub-key named UserChoice.
Exit from Registry Editor and reboot your machine.
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I have made a standalone exe using py-installer. It's easy to add my exe to the start menu. Simply add a shortcut to my program in the following directory.
os.getenv("PROGRAMDATA") + "\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs"
However, my exe does not show up under Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features. These applications let you right click to uninstall. How can I add my application to this list? I have made a standalone uninstall exe using py-installer that I want to run when the user clicks uninstall. How I can do this in a clean way? I think I have to add some registry keys. I always sign my exes.
1.Use Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) to view the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
2.Double-click the UninstallString registry value, copy the contents of the Value Data box by selecting the contents and pressing CTRL+C, and then quit Registry Editor.
3.Click Start, click Run, press CTRL+V to paste the uninstall command, and then click OK.
Some programs create a folder under the Winnt folder that contains a "$" character at the start and end of the folder name. This folder may contain an uninstall program that you can run to remove the program you previously installed on your computer. Note that these folders are usually hidden, and that you may need to configure Windows Explorer to view hidden files and folders. To do so, right-click Start, click Explore, click Options on the View menu, and then click Show all files.
I edited the settings file and there must have been a typo and now the app crashes on startup.
Online the documentation says the settings lives in $env:LocalAppData\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
I can't figure out what that path means since it doesn't exist on the computer.
I re-installed the app to fix the problem then made sure to see what the actual path is.
It's located in : C:\Users\{USERNAME}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState
In the current version (1.7.1033.0), the application can open the JSON settings file for you via a button. Open the Settings tab, and the bottom left corner will have a button named "Open JSON file". Clicking that button will open a prompt asking with what application to open the file. That text editor can then tell you where the file is located.
If you open the terminal settings, it will open a text editor with the settings.json file. If your default editor is VS Code it will show you the path below the tabs on the top of the screen.
I'm unsure what other editors show you the path, but if it is crucial you can change your default text editor to Code.
There is still the option to open the JSON file through settings. In version 1.15.2875.0 you can still find the "Open JSON file" at the bottom left corner
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This hint was given by a comment by user1340531:
Mine is at C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Terminal\settings.json
(or more generically: %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Terminal\settings.json)
If it's not there, you should consider OP's answer or vyps comment which lets you find out one of these generic paths (they are equivalent):
%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState
%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState
$env:LocalAppData\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState
If you don't know what these paths mean, I'd recommend playing around with "Windows Run" (Win+R) and the explorer address bar.
I have a problem opening *.txt file from Sharepoint on Windows 8.1 64bit.
When I click on file, either through link or right click and then choosing Edit document, pop-up comes with question if I want read-only or edit mode, choosing either of two, file is opened in browser (it is same in IE, Chrome and FF) and of course I can't edit it.
As far as I know, *.txt file association is set to Notepad program in Windows, for .doc documents MS Word is being opened.
Also when I put link to the file in Windows Explorer file is opened in browser again, only double click on local files opens it in Notepad.
What am I missing here?
I have similar situation. The work around i found is that -> i copy the sharepoint url that comes up and then paste in file explorer. Then it opens in notepad.
But this is annoying - i used to be able to do this just fine in Windows 7/8.1
Srinivas
Make sure the default program associated with the file extension ".txt" is Notepad.
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Default Programs\Set Associations
I'm on Windows XP and I just installed GVim 7.3. How do I make the default editor? How can I make it run using the command prompt
e.g.
c:\Windows>gvim boot.ini
open this file in gvim.
Thanks a lot
Add Gvim to your PATH variable
To be able to call Gvim from the command line, you have to add the installation directory of Vim to your PATH variable. To do that, right click on My Computer on the desktop (or in Explorer) → Properties → Advanced Tab → Click on Button Environment Variables.
In the Dialog, go to the User Variables field and search if there is already a PATH variable. If there is a PATH Variable, select it, click Edit and change it as follows:
%PATH%;C:/Program Files/Vim/Vim73
(or whatever the installation directory of Gvim is).
If there is no PATH variable set, create a new one with the content written above.
Confirm everything with OK, then open a new command window (important!), navigate to the desired directory and type
gvim somefile.txt
This should bring up your favourite editor.
Set Gvim as default editor for a certain file type
Adding Gvim to your PATH doesn't make Gvim the default editor for a certain file type. This can be achieved the following way:
In Explorer, right click on any file and select Open With → Choose Program
in the upcoming window, select Vi improved - A Text Editor or browse for gvim.exe if the entry is not already there
select the Always use the selected program ... checkbox and click OK
from now on, every time you double-click the file, it will be opened with Gvim
The easiest way
If you install Gvim, be sure to check the Add to context menu option. If you did that, you can right click on any file in the Windows Explorer and select Edit with Vim.
Right click the any file you want to open -> select Open or Open With ->check always open with the following editor.
After installing vim the "Edit with vim..." menu item appears in the context menu (RMB click on any file to check). Thus you can edit any file (not only text file) with just selecting this menu item
Add gvim to the PATH variable and you can run it right as you want:
c:\Windows>gvim boot.ini
In Visual Studio with TFS as source control, when I view the history and double click a cs file, the file is loaded in notepad. How can i change the application to be notepad++?
I also would like the OS's default application for the file to still be visual studio
After pouring over ProcessMonitor logs I think I found the solution!
You need to change the what the Windows shell (explorer) thinks the "Edit" action for text files. I was able to change this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\edit\command
to something other than Notepad (in my case notepad2). Now Visual Studio's TFS's changeset dialog opens cs files with that editor.
This will probably change the edit option for not just cs files, but everything considered "text'. The registry entries for file associations are pretty complicated. I suspect that it would be possible to disassociate .cs files from this common "text" category and make this change only for cs files (but I'm not that ambitious). Also, I wouldn't be surprised if people's file associations / shell commands (open, edit, etc...) vary from machine to machine (OS versions, tools installed, etc) - so YMMV.
The only way I found is to replace notepad with notepad++. This article describes how to do it. Don't forget to check the comments to get a link to the "little exe" that comes with notepad++.
Works like a charm on W7 x64.
Cheers,
Phil
\I was able to configure this by adding new value to the registry.
OS: Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Steps on how to do it.
Run: Regedit (alt + r, type regedit)
Look for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations
Right click "SystemFileAssociation" -> add new key then name it as .cs
Right click .cs and add new key then name it as shell
Right click shell and add new keys name it as edit and open 6
Right click edit and add new key command then change the default value to point to the file exe you want it to run.
ex: C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe %1
Don't forget to add the %1 at the end of the .exe
do the same for open
Hope it helps.
I don't see any options in Visual Studio for changing that, so I'm guessing it uses the system's default text editor.
Try assigning Notepad++ as the default handler for *.cs files.
You can do this from withing Notepad++ by going to Settings/Preference/File Association.
You can also do it by right-clicking on a .cs file in explorer, go to Open With/Choose Program..., then select Notepad++ and check the "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" box before hitting OK.
The only thing that works for me is when I set the default program for the particular file type in Windows Explorer to open with the VS IDE:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
This opens the code in a new instance of VS. Not ideal, but at least it's easier to read.