Open No-Extension Files with Notepad by Default

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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