au3scr Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 How to replase windows notepad with notepad2 I tried rename notepad2exe to notepad.exe and then replace files in \windows and in \windows\system32 but in few seconds windows put back its default notepad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monoceres Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 How to replase windows notepad with notepad2I tried rename notepad2exe to notepad.exe and then replace files in \windows and in \windows\system32 but in few seconds windows put back its default notepad.May I ask why you want to replace notepad.exe? You could much more easily just change the file associations. Broken link? PM me and I'll send you the file! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanIAutoIt Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Why not just right-click open with, or open, and set it as default? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted April 29, 2008 Developers Share Posted April 29, 2008 Why not just right-click open with, or open, and set it as default?None will work anymore Swift, you had your chances..Now go and stop the:-Anger-threats-beggingIt won't help as I have been very very very honest with you all along and have given you ample chances. You have not listened and it has to stop, as sinple as that.Now go and stop all of this.Jos SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page  - Beta files    Read before posting   How to post scriptsource   Forum etiquette Forum Rules  Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaponx Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 This was already asked very very recently:http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...eplace++notepad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au3scr Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 (edited) May I ask why you want to replace notepad.exe? You could much more easily just change the file associations.Thanks for idea , could you say meh iwherei i can find file associations at registeryWhy not just right-click open with, or open, and set it as default?None will work anymore Swift, you had your chances..Now go and stop the:-Anger-threats-beggingIt won't help as I have been very very very honest with you all along and have given you ample chances.You have not listened and it has to stop, as sinple as that.Now go and stop all of this.Josheh swift is banned.. he had teached me autoit. He is young, only 13 years old thats why "-Anger -threats -begging" it's a characteristic of this age. Edited April 29, 2008 by au3scr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au3scr Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 (edited) wtf why this post is in General Help and Support, i thought that it is in chat forum...maybe its just because i am too sleep to think clearly . edit: sorry if its my fault Edited April 29, 2008 by au3scr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbe Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 How to replase windows notepad with notepad2I tried rename notepad2exe to notepad.exe and then replace files in \windows and in \windows\system32 but in few seconds windows put back its default notepad.hi this is due to the windows file protection (system file protection) - it can be turned off (but its not recommended) and then the files can be replaced in "save mode windows" starti also recommend setting up file extensions to the new notepad---> explorer -> extras -> folderoptions -> file associations (or something like that -- i run the german version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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