SSMS became the default program for .txt files and I cannot change the behavior

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SSMS became the default program for .txt files and I cannot change the behavior

pvanhouse

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February 13, 2014 at 2:58 pm

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Suddenly (and I'm sure it's my fault) When I double-click on a .txt file, Windows (Win 7 64-bit) opens SSMS 2008 for me to view the text file. This is almost NEVER what I want. I want Notepad, or even Wordpad or ANY text editor.
When I right-click on the .txt file and choose "Set Default Program" I can choose Notepad but the box to "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is grayed out.
I tried running Start-Default Programs to "Associate a file...with a program". Same thing, the "Always Use" is grayed out.
I went into the registry editor, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\OpenWithList, and cleared several entries that had SSMS and VStudio. Still no change.
I wasted a lot of time googling this and cannot find a solution. I can choose the default for almost any other type of file except .txt.
Am I the only one??

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MyDoggieJessie SSC-Forever Points: 44486 More actions · Answer 1

Try this:

Open Windows Explorer

Find a .TXT file and Right-click the file

Click "Open With"

Click "Choose Default Program"

Select "Notepad" and place a check in the "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file"

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pvanhouse Old Hand Points: 312 More actions · Answer 2

The "Always Use Selected Program.." box is grayed out/disabled. That was the first thing I tried.

MyDoggieJessie SSC-Forever Points: 44486 More actions · Answer 3

Check out this link, if you scroll down a bit there is a mention of a workaround

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2003-onenote/in-my-open-with-window-the-always-use-the-selected/11efd932-1f48-45cd-83fa-9f5da0da7025

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pvanhouse Old Hand Points: 312 More actions · Answer 4

I didn't see that link. The solution was way down in the conversation. I had tried the "Default Programs" yesterday but didn't think to make Wordpad the Default. Once I did that I could then make Notepad the default.

Thank-you!