Except it should really not go into HKCR. If you want it machine wide, put it into HKLM\Classes and if you want it just for you, but it into HKCU\Classes.
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 1:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Text Editor for Windows WAS: SQL for File Storage? On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 5:10 AM, <kz2...@googlemail.com> wrote: > If I'm running off the command line and want to edit a file I just type > 'notepad c:\directoryname\filename.extension' If the file extension is associated with Notepad already, you can just type "c:\directoryname\filename.extension". You save eight whole keystrokes that way! ;) Also, associating one's favorite text editor with all file types is a useful thing: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\opennpp\command] @="\\\\foocorp\\fooDFS\\APPS\\NotepadPP\\Notepad++.EXE \"%1\"" -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin