au3scr 0 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. Hide au3scr's signature Hide all signatures Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monoceres 189 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. Hide monoceres's signature Hide all signatures Broken link? PM me and I'll send you the file! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanIAutoIt 0 Posted April 29, 2008 Why not just right-click open with, or open, and set it as default? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jos 1,724 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 Hide Jos's signature Hide all signatures 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weaponx 14 Posted April 29, 2008 This was already asked very very recently:http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...eplace++notepad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
au3scr 0 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 Hide au3scr's signature Hide all signatures Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
au3scr 0 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 Hide au3scr's signature Hide all signatures Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobbe 3 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
