Wordpad as HTML Editor

Wordpad as HTML Editor

Add a new action via the Windows Explorer View menu's Folder Options. This puts an Edit with WordPad option on the Context menu for any .htm (or .html) file. Start/Run/Regedit and go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList\NOTEPAD.EXE

Rename the NOTEPAD.EXE subkey as WORDPAD.EXE. Or if you want to retain the Notepad option, add a new WORDPAD.EXE subkey beneath the OpenWithList key.

Check for the following key structure and add it as shown if it does not already exist: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\WORDPAD.EXE\shell\edit\command
(Default) "C:\Program Files\Accessories\WORDPAD.EXE" "%1"

On the IE Tools menu, select Internet Options, click on the Programs tab and then on the down-arrow in the HTML editor box. Select WordPad, click on the OK button. The browser's Edit button should now launch WordPad as your default HTML editor, with other edit options available via its own down-arrow.

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