Add “open With Notepad” To Right-click Context Menu

master_nero

Mar 23 2007, 09:28 AM

Do you use notepad very frequently to open all types of text files? This quick tweak will add “Open with Notepad” to all of your file context menus. Whenever you right click on a file, you will have the option to open it in Notepad.

Copy and paste the code below into Notepad. Then save it as a .reg file and import it by clicking on it.

CODE

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad]
@=”"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad\command]
@=”notepad.exe %1″

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Jimmy89

Mar 23 2007, 09:32 AM

i like this code! its simple and it works well! i use notepad heaps and having to go into the open with menu then select notepad can get annoying after a while! this trick will make it a bit easier to work with!

thanks
-jimmy

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WeaponX

Mar 24 2007, 01:12 AM

master_nero, please put CODE or QUOTE tags when posting code or any form of script. Post edited...

That is a very handy feature. I always tend to use Notepad a lot as well and have used an alternative method. I have it in my SendTo context menu which also has a quick access

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HellFire121

Mar 27 2007, 09:22 AM

This is similar to what i use too, i use the open with menu. If i can remember correctly if you open that type of document in that program, it will appear on the menu ready for you to use next time. I choose this way also because you can have an easy choice of more than one program to open your document in.

-HellFire

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xerxes

May 14 2007, 10:03 AM

That little trick is extremely useful. Not only it speeds things up when you work with text files (which I do a lot), but it also enhances security, after you learn to open all unknown files with it. It's quite surprising to me how often people click on files with an extension unknown to them, or how often they use full blown office applications to write a simple note.

Still, replacing Windows Notepad with Metapad (and I've tested a lot of such replacements) is one of the first things I do after installing a new system.

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ethergeek

May 14 2007, 04:40 PM

You should really look at Notepad++. It's free, open source (GPL, w00t) and the installer will add it to the right click menu for you.

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bluefish

May 14 2007, 08:49 PM

That's a cool trick. Here I am, going to folder options and adding it for all PHP, .htaccess, etc. files when I can just do this! Though the other people who use the computer might not appreciate it, I'm sure they wouldn't be too bugged.

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toby

May 16 2007, 03:49 PM

How could I use notepad2 with this trick?

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WeaponX

May 16 2007, 10:58 PM

QUOTE

How could I use notepad2 with this trick?

Haven't tried this out myself, but it should be as simple as replacing that notepad.exe part with the full path to your notepad2.exe program. As always, backup your registry before doing this (create a system restore point if you have XP).

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BaKu

Sep 1 2007, 02:45 PM

Works fine over here.. thanks

very useful.. I dont have to move my hand this much anymore!

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iGuest

Jul 30 2009, 01:00 AM

Template
Add “open With Notepad” To Right-click Context Menu

Could you make a template out of this wee bit o' code. For example:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad]
@=”"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad\command]
@=”notepad.Exe %1″

Replacing the bold print with whatever and the red print with the location of whatever's exe file...

and'est pas?

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