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That's not good. Just saving certain TMP files in WordPad can wreck them.
-- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "DaffyD®" wrote in message ... The "open" default program on my system is C:\PROGRA~1\ACCESS~1\WORDPAD.EXE "%1" "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... I seriously doubt it. In fact, I'd be surprised if they're opened by anything by default. DaffyD® wrote: Just curious. Are TMP files opened by wordpad.exe by default? -- { : [|]=( DaffyD® If I knew where I was I'd be there now. |
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You should delete the entire Key named:
HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp No more, no less. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "DaffyD®" wrote in message ... I found the file. The string value is temp_auto_file. Does this get deleted as well? "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... No. They should have NO association. In regedit, find HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp (not the leading period)and delete it. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "DaffyD®" wrote in message ... Just curious. Are TMP files opened by wordpad.exe by default? -- { : [|]=( DaffyD® If I knew where I was I'd be there now. |
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I like 98SE because I am a fairly good computer user and I see computers as
powerful machines and not toys. I want to be in charge of my machine and I do not want someone in charge of me while I am connected to a domain and the case of the hacking in May-October 2007 of the Albuquerque Public School Network in Albuquerque, New Mexico destroyed XP SP2 fully updated because the NT source code is not there because it lacks the maintenance operating system and focuses on external security and not internal safety. In addition, XP has remote access built in so that anyone with the right hardware, software and skills can crack without too much trouble if the computer is not properly configured, updated and protected by the user. This should not have to always be farmed out to IT thus the importance of general licensing for all computer users in my opinion. The neophtye that sees a computer as a toy can just go ahead with Apple for all I care and enjoy them apples until it breaks or is compromised and then breaks. grin "DaffyD®" wrote: Why would you like an OS "where users do it themselves and can destroy themselves and the os in the process if they are too dumb or not careful enough"? It seems that an OS where the neophtye is locked out of making system changes would be preferable. "Dan" wrote in message ... That is what I like about 98 Second Edition, Bill in Co. --- users do it themselves and can destroy themselves and the os in the process if they are too dumb or not careful enough. I also like Gary's attitude towards TweakUI that he does not use it because he does it all manually himself from another 98 general posting. This is the best way to be, I feel but I know that I am not at that level of expertise yet. I still do not have the Windows 98 Scripting Host installed. I do not want scripts automatically written that could destroy my 98 Second Edition. grin In addition, I have now turned off automatic updates within XP Professional Service Pack 3, I know about patch Tuesday the second Tuesday of every month and I check at other times as well just to be safe. The question I am always asking myself of XP Updates is will this break XP, will this fully trash my os, what will this update break if anything, etc. "Bill in Co." wrote: I seriously doubt it. In fact, I'd be surprised if they're opened by anything by default. DaffyD® wrote: Just curious. Are TMP files opened by wordpad.exe by default? -- { : [|]=( DaffyD® If I knew where I was I'd be there now. |
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DaffyD® wrote:
| I found the file. The string value is temp_auto_file. Does this get | deleted as well? I think you meant "TMP_auto_file". That's what what I had... HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp @="TMP_auto_file" The string is also found in... [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file] @="TMP File" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell\open] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell\open\command] @="c:\\windows\\NOTEPAD.EXE \"%1\"" Mine, you see, opened in Notepad. I probably set that myself-- but I NEVER would SAVE any .tmp file that didn't look to be pure text after opening it! ANYHOW, to get rid of it, use the Folder Options remove button-- that way gets it all! (But I wouldn't willy-nilly remove just anything from there.) | "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message | ... | No. They should have NO association. In regedit, find | HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp (not the leading period)and delete it. | | -- | Gary S. Terhune | MS-MVP Shell/User | http://grystmill.com | | "DaffyD®" wrote in message | ... | Just curious. Are TMP files opened by wordpad.exe by default? | -- | { : [|]=( DaffyD® | | If I knew where I was I'd be there now. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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On Aug 26, 6:32*pm, "PCR" wrote:
DaffyD® wrote: | I found the file. The string value is temp_auto_file. Does this get | deleted as well? I think you meant "TMP_auto_file". That's what what I had... HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp @="TMP_auto_file" The string is also found in... [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file] @="TMP File" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell\open] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell\open\command] @="c:\\windows\\NOTEPAD.EXE \"%1\"" Mine, you see, opened in Notepad. I probably set that myself-- but I NEVER would SAVE any .tmp file that didn't look to be pure text after opening it! ANYHOW, to get rid of it, use the Folder Options remove button-- that way gets it all! (But I wouldn't willy-nilly remove just anything from there.) | "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... | No. They should have NO association. In regedit, find | HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp (not the leading period)and delete it. | | -- | Gary S. Terhune | MS-MVP Shell/User |http://grystmill.com || "DaffyD®" wrote in message ... | Just curious. *Are TMP files opened by wordpad.exe by default? | -- | { : [|]=( *DaffyD® | | If I knew where I was I'd be there now. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR Not necessarily PCR, just because you have it doesn't mean Daffy's gots the same disease. But you are 100% right when you said that you probably set that association yourself - which is my whole point to this post. All such "_auto_" entries in the registry were put there manually by the nut behind the steering wheel so to speak. It gets done that way when you use the Open With gizmo and check the "use this program always" box. It's also the same way in which Windows can be tweaked to provid for custom programs that need their associations to fire up first. Apparently the underline character is first in line ahead of a standard alpha character such that "jpg_auto_file" gets acted upon before the standard "jpgfile" does just for an example. Yet the original entry remains intact in the registry and a bit good housecleaning can get one back to where things once were without too much heartache. It's a pretty good system considering, except when DaffyD forgets that he is the one that did it to himself - somehow. |
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Lee wrote:
| On Aug 26, 6:32 pm, "PCR" wrote: | DaffyD® wrote: | | | I found the file. The string value is temp_auto_file. Does this get | | deleted as well? | | I think you meant "TMP_auto_file". That's what what I had... | | HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp | @="TMP_auto_file" | | The string is also found in... | | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file] | @="TMP File" | | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell] | | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell\open] | @="" | | [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell\open\command] | @="c:\\windows\\NOTEPAD.EXE \"%1\"" | | Mine, you see, opened in Notepad. I probably set that myself-- but I | NEVER would SAVE any .tmp file that didn't look to be pure text after | opening it! | | ANYHOW, to get rid of it, use the Folder Options remove button-- that | way gets it all! (But I wouldn't willy-nilly remove just anything | from there.) | | | "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message | ... | | No. They should have NO association. In regedit, find | | HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp (not the leading period)and delete it. | | | | -- | | Gary S. Terhune | | MS-MVP Shell/User | |http://grystmill.com | || "DaffyD®" wrote in message | | ... | | Just curious. Are TMP files opened by wordpad.exe by default? | | -- | | { : [|]=( DaffyD® | | | | If I knew where I was I'd be there now. | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | Should things get worse after this, | PCR | | | Not necessarily PCR, just because you have it doesn't mean Daffy's | gots the same disease. Not necessarily what? Do you think his could have been "TEMP" instead of "TMP"? | But you are 100% right when you said that you | probably set that association yourself - which is my whole point to | this post. | | All such "_auto_" entries in the registry were put there manually by | the nut behind the steering wheel so to speak. It gets done that way | when you use the Open With gizmo and check the "use this program | always" box. Yea, likely I did that. It messes nothing up in/of itself (I don't think), but only determines what will open a .tmp file when one clicks it oneself. Applications other than Notepad/Wordpad STILL will function fine when they need to access that file type. HOWEVER, one NEVER should SAVE the opened file-- that COULD mess the file up if it is other than plain & unformatted text! Wordpad & some Notepad substitutes may put formatting characters into the saved file! | It's also the same way in which Windows can be tweaked | to provid for custom programs that need their associations to fire up | first. If you use the Folder Options, File Types, Edit, requestor(s) to change applications to perform the Actions-- it only will change what happens when one clicks a file of that file type or extension. Also, it can change what will happen when one R-Clks that file type & selects one one of those options, if there are Actions for that. That's what I call a complex one-- one that has multiple R-Clk possibilities like Print & Edit. I don't think the complex ones are a good candidate to use that "Always use this program to open this type of file" option of "Open with..." on. However, maybe it won't upset the other actions (I don't really know). You can get "Open with..." back, you know, by holding shift while R-Clking a file of a type that already has been set once. The other thing I worry about is that "Always use..." wouldn't get the switches right if it is other than "%1", like in... c:\windows\NOTEPAD.EXE "%1" | Apparently the underline character is first in line ahead of a | standard alpha character such that "jpg_auto_file" gets acted upon | before the standard "jpgfile" does just for an example. Yet the | original entry remains intact in the registry and a bit good | housecleaning can get one back to where things once were without too | much heartache. It's a pretty good system considering, except when | DaffyD forgets that he is the one that did it to himself - somehow. ..JPG, .JPEG, .JPE, .JFIF seems to be complex in a different way(s)-- it makes use of DDE, it has multiple file types, & it has TWO registered file types in Folder Options, File Types tab. They both are named JPEG Image-- none of the two is named JPG File. If one did an "Open with..." on one of those file types, one would get, for instance, a "JPG File" listed in "Registered file types" window. Probably that would give both keys... HKEY_Classes_Root\.JPG HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\JPG_auto_file ....& removing "JPG File" would likely get rid of just those keys & leave the "JPEG Image" keys intact. I'm not overly worried about that! -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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Thanks, Gary.
"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... You should delete the entire Key named: HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp No more, no less. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "DaffyD®" wrote in message ... I found the file. The string value is temp_auto_file. Does this get deleted as well? "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... No. They should have NO association. In regedit, find HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp (not the leading period)and delete it. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "DaffyD®" wrote in message ... Just curious. Are TMP files opened by wordpad.exe by default? -- { : [|]=( DaffyD® If I knew where I was I'd be there now. |
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I never do anything willy nilly, PCR, maybe wooly bully but not willy
nilly... "PCR" wrote in message ... DaffyD® wrote: | I found the file. The string value is temp_auto_file. Does this get | deleted as well? I think you meant "TMP_auto_file". That's what what I had... HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp @="TMP_auto_file" The string is also found in... [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file] @="TMP File" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell\open] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell\open\command] @="c:\\windows\\NOTEPAD.EXE \"%1\"" Mine, you see, opened in Notepad. I probably set that myself-- but I NEVER would SAVE any .tmp file that didn't look to be pure text after opening it! ANYHOW, to get rid of it, use the Folder Options remove button-- that way gets it all! (But I wouldn't willy-nilly remove just anything from there.) | "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message | ... | No. They should have NO association. In regedit, find | HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp (not the leading period)and delete it. | | -- | Gary S. Terhune | MS-MVP Shell/User | http://grystmill.com | | "DaffyD®" wrote in message | ... | Just curious. Are TMP files opened by wordpad.exe by default? | -- | { : [|]=( DaffyD® | | If I knew where I was I'd be there now. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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"Lee" wrote in message ... On Aug 26, 6:32 pm, "PCR" wrote: DaffyD® wrote: | I found the file. The string value is temp_auto_file. Does this get | deleted as well? I think you meant "TMP_auto_file". That's what what I had... HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp @="TMP_auto_file" The string is also found in... [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file] @="TMP File" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell\open] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TMP_auto_file\shell\open\command] @="c:\\windows\\NOTEPAD.EXE \"%1\"" Mine, you see, opened in Notepad. I probably set that myself-- but I NEVER would SAVE any .tmp file that didn't look to be pure text after opening it! ANYHOW, to get rid of it, use the Folder Options remove button-- that way gets it all! (But I wouldn't willy-nilly remove just anything from there.) | "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... | No. They should have NO association. In regedit, find | HKEY_Classes_Root\.tmp (not the leading period)and delete it. | | -- | Gary S. Terhune | MS-MVP Shell/User |http://grystmill.com || "DaffyD®" wrote in message ... | Just curious. Are TMP files opened by wordpad.exe by default? | -- | { : [|]=( DaffyD® | | If I knew where I was I'd be there now. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR Not necessarily PCR, just because you have it doesn't mean Daffy's gots the same disease. But you are 100% right when you said that you probably set that association yourself - which is my whole point to this post. All such "_auto_" entries in the registry were put there manually by the nut behind the steering wheel so to speak. It gets done that way when you use the Open With gizmo and check the "use this program always" box. It's also the same way in which Windows can be tweaked to provid for custom programs that need their associations to fire up first. Apparently the underline character is first in line ahead of a standard alpha character such that "jpg_auto_file" gets acted upon before the standard "jpgfile" does just for an example. Yet the original entry remains intact in the registry and a bit good housecleaning can get one back to where things once were without too much heartache. It's a pretty good system considering, except when DaffyD forgets that he is the one that did it to himself - somehow. I probably did, but it may have been so long ago I can deny that it ever happened. |
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"Bill in Co." wrote in message ... I don't think thats the normal default, and I think Gary mentioned the same. I still think the default was (supposed to be) "no association", and that maybe you changed it inadvertently. (I guess it doesn't hurt to leave it, but why?) I might have changed it but I can't remember doing this recently and this is something that I've just noticed. I know that it really isn't a big deal but when I see a change like this I like to put things back to default. DaffyD® wrote: The "open" default program on my system is C:\PROGRA~1\ACCESS~1\WORDPAD.EXE "%1" "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... I seriously doubt it. In fact, I'd be surprised if they're opened by anything by default. DaffyD® wrote: Just curious. Are TMP files opened by wordpad.exe by default? -- { : [|]=( DaffyD® If I knew where I was I'd be there now. |
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