How to configure IE to open Text files in Notepad

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AK - 22 Dec 2004 22:49 GMT

Folks,

I have two identical machines. When I click on a text file web link, one of
the machines opens the file in Notepad. The other one, opens it in the
browser itself. The browser of course does not handle CR and LF characters
to display the data. What settings can I change to that the browser always
opens the link in Notepad?

I would appreciate the input.

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Ash

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Chris Russell - 23 Dec 2004 15:04 GMT

You have to find the actual text file and right-click and choose properties.
There should be a 'Change' button after the 'Opens with xxxx' dialog. Click
the 'Change' button and choose notepad or if not there, choose 'WordPad'.
This might change all of the same text files to open with notepad or WordPad
or not. I do this with all text files that I don't need to manipulate.
Hope this helps.

Chris
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AK - 23 Dec 2004 15:23 GMT

Hi Chris

Thanks for the reply. I guess I should have mentioned it. Yes, my text
files are associated with Notepad. In other words, when I double click on
the .txt files from Windows Explorer, it opens them in Notepad. Only the
web links (http://www.somesite.com/t1.txt) opens in Internet Explorer. That
is the functionality, I am trying to change.

Regards.

Ash

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> There should be a 'Change' button after the 'Opens with xxxx' dialog. Click
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Chris Russell - 25 Dec 2004 21:24 GMT

Can't help you as my IE6 and Firefox 1.0 on SBC/Yahoo DSL can't get to that
site.

Chris

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How to configure IE to open Text files in Notepad