February 5, 2008 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Despite its slim profile and Windows 3.1-style interface, Notepad is a tool that Windows users have come to ...

Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...

If you notice that your Excel files are opening in Notepad, then read this post to learn how to fix the issue. The default behavior of a document or file is to open in the application with which it ...

While it is technically possible to open an Excel file in Notepad, this is not a good idea. Excel files are binary files that contain complex formatting and data structures. When you open an Excel ...

I'm trying to figure out how to change something that's been annoying me recently. .URL files...there doesn't seem to be a way to force them to open with anything other than a browser, at least not ...

Anyone know of a way on a win98 machine that I can create an icon that will prompt the user to open a file, and then open it in notepad?<BR><BR>I thought for sure there was a command line switch that ...