Open No-Extension Files with Notepad by Default

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There are files out there, on your hard drive, that don''t have extensions.  This means there is no default application to open these files with.  Being a geek, however, you want to see what's inside.  

Normally, you'd double click the file, and be presented with a dialog that asks what app should open the selected file.  With the registry hack shown, you can bypass that step, and open any file without an extension with Notepad.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open]
@="Open With Notepad"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open\command]
@="notepad.exe %1"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.]
"Application"="Notepad"

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Posted: 2008-09-01
By: FortyPoundHead
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