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Replacing notepad.exe in Windows 7

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Mar 15, 20264764 views
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OK, I really really want to replace the default notepad.exe in Windows 7 with Editpad (yes, I want to replace the actual executable, and no I don't want to use something like Notepad2, so please don't suggest that). I used the following batch script which has worked for me before: This script did r…

Error Output

@echo off
TITLE EditPad Install Script for Complete Windows Vista and 7 Notepad Replacement
echo.
echo EditPad Install Script for Complete Windows Vi…

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Fix for: Replacing notepad.exe in Windows 7

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My idea is to create a supporter app that can piggyback on the Image File Execution registry entries to run EditPad correctly. Note: You will have to restore your original Windows Notepad first, either through the error message that pops up, or by u…

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