

- HOW TO MAKE NOTEPAD DEFAULT TEXT EDITOR HOW TO
- HOW TO MAKE NOTEPAD DEFAULT TEXT EDITOR FREE
- HOW TO MAKE NOTEPAD DEFAULT TEXT EDITOR WINDOWS
Windows will ask you if you are sure that you want to replace the old Notepad.exe with the new Notepad.exe. Step 8: Confirm the replacement ( screen shot) Then right-click on the C:\Windows folder in the folders pane. Use the folders pane in Windows Explorer to navigate to the C:\Windows folder. Step 7: Paste the new Notepad.exe into the Windows folder ( screen shot) After you do that, the Notepad.exe icon will look ghostly compared to the other icons. Right-click on the copy of EditPadPro.exe that we have renamed to Notepad.exe, and pick Cut from the context menu. Step 6: Cut the new Notepad.exe ( screen shot) Type in Notepad.exe on the keyboard and press the Enter key to rename "Copy of EditPadPro.exe" into "Notepad.exe". Step 5: Type Notepad.exe as the new name ( screen shot) Right-click on the new file "Copy of EditPadPro.exe" and pick Rename from the context menu. Step 4: Rename Copy of EditPadPro.exe ( screen shot)

You will then see a new file appear with the name "Copy of EditPadPro.exe". Right-click on the empty space in the right pane in Windows Explorer, and pick Paste from the context menu. Step 3: Paste EditPadPro.exe ( screen shot) Right-click on EditPadPro.exe and pick Copy from the context menu. Step 2: Copy EditPadPro.exe ( screen shot) If the option to hide extensions of known file types is activated on your computer (it is by default), then the file will appear as "EditPadPro" instead of "EditPadPro.exe". Step 1: Find EditPadPro.exe ( screen shot)īy default, it is installed into C:\Program Files\JGsoft\EditPadPro\EditPadPro.exe. Leave the original Notepad in place, so we can overwrite it later. Important: It is important that you copy Notepad, and do not move it. Windows will now place a copy of Notepad.exe onto the floppy disk.

Then right-click on the floppy disk drive in Windows Explorer, and select Paste from the context menu ( screen shot). Right-click on it, and select copy from the context menu ( screen shot).
HOW TO MAKE NOTEPAD DEFAULT TEXT EDITOR FREE
The floppy disk should have at least 100 KB of free space on it.įind Notepad.exe in the C:\Windows folder using Windows Explorer. To make the backup copy, insert a floppy disk into your computer. Without the backup copy, you will have no easy way of restoring the original Notepad. If you would ever like to restore plain old Notepad.exe, you will need to make a backup copy first. Also, you will need to be logged in as Administrator to be able to replace Notepad.exe. You can follow the same steps on Windows NT 4, except that you will need to use the C:\WINNT folder instead of the C:\Windows folder. The steps below were written for Windows 95 and 98. The screen shots were taken on a Windows 98 SE computer, but the steps are exactly the same on Windows 95 and the original Windows 98. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee that these instructions will have the proper effect. If I say that you need to overwrite Notepad, then you should do so. Note that it is important to follow these instructions exactly. Just make sure that Notepad is not running. You can keep your web browser open while following these instructions. I have tried to keep these instructions as simple as possible, so that anybody can follow them. This web site was created entirely in EditPad Pro, except for the graphics.
HOW TO MAKE NOTEPAD DEFAULT TEXT EDITOR HOW TO
I am showing how to do it with EditPad Pro simply because it is the editor I use all the time. I am using EditPad Pro in the example but the procedure works with any decent Notepad replacement. In this step by step guide, I will show you how to permanently replace Notepad on Windows 95 and 98 with the text editor of your choice. How to permanently replace Notepad with a serious text editor on Windows 95, 98 or NT4 Before You Begin
