Cannot associate Editplus with .txt files

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nwyllie

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I've had EditPlus as my default program for .txt files for years. At some time recently the association has been lost and I have attempted to re-associate program and file type, but the association will not take. I go to folder options, file types tab, scroll down and select TXT. I select change and I get the pop-up listing suggestions; EditPlus is not on the list. So I choose browse and find the program, click open, and the program is still not on the list.

I upgraded Editplus after first noting this issue and was able to make the association but it soon became lost again and nothing I've tried will re-establish it.

I'm running XP SP3 with all security updates. I have Avast! for anti virus, Sygate for a firewall, and also run Spyware Doctor (free versions of all). I run the same thing on two other machines and the association is fine. I'd be grateful for any suggestions.
 
In editplus:

1 Go to Tools / Preferences... / Files / Settings & syntax.

2 Select the File type for which you want EditPlus to be your default editor (like Text, PHP).

3 Make sure that the extension you want to associate with EditPlus is listed in the File extensions field. Multiple extensions for the same file type are separated by a semicolon (";"). Example: php;php3;php4;inc.

4 Check the Association by looking at a text file.

Hope this helps.
 
One would normally re-establish associations by re-installing the program, but I gather you have already done that.

Have a look in the registry under Hkey_Classes_root for the key ".txt".
What is the program description under '(default)' ? (normally notepad.txt I think)
What is under the key 'openWithProgIDs' ? (This gives you the list of programs that might open it - what you see when you browse for a file in Windows explorer, and hold down the shift key while pressing enter - not double clicking!! - a .txt file name)
 
In editplus:

1 Go to Tools / Preferences... / Files / Settings & syntax.

2 Select the File type for which you want EditPlus to be your default editor (like Text, PHP).

3 Make sure that the extension you want to associate with EditPlus is listed in the File extensions field. Multiple extensions for the same file type are separated by a semicolon (";"). Example: php;php3;php4;inc.

4 Check the Association by looking at a text file.

Hope this helps.

I'd forgotten to look there but all seemed in order. Thanks for the suggestion and reminder :)
 
One would normally re-establish associations by re-installing the program, but I gather you have already done that.

Have a look in the registry under Hkey_Classes_root for the key ".txt".
What is the program description under '(default)' ? (normally notepad.txt I think)
What is under the key 'openWithProgIDs' ? (This gives you the list of programs that might open it - what you see when you browse for a file in Windows explorer, and hold down the shift key while pressing enter - not double clicking!! - a .txt file name)

I'd not tried a total uninstall and re-install (I really hate having to do that and loose settings). I installed the update mentioned over the existing install. I've un-installed and re-installed and the association is back, but I had that before with the update and it got lost again. If I loose it again I'll check the registry.

Thanks.
 
Go to folder options, file types tab, scroll down and select TXT.

Delete it.

Reboot. Click on a txt file and set your preference.
 
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