Windows can't find error

[Asa]

This error has been occurring since I upgraded to version 5. The files open just fine, but then the screen goes back to the explorer window and reports that windows can't find the file. Below is a link to the image of the error message window.

http://wolf3dmall.zxq.net/bad.html

Before I forget, I am running Windows XP Professional SP3 on a HP/compaq nx9020, 1.5 GHz Celeron M processor, 2 gigs ram, 40 gig HD that's almost full. The problem occurred when I still had over 10 gigs free, so that isn't part of the problem. Also, Textpad is the only program I have this issue with, and it began when I upgraded to version 5. Version 4.x did not have this issue.

[bbadmin]

Please try redoing your associated files, or add new ones if necessary.

Configure/Preferences/Associated files.

I hope this Helps.

[Asa]

Please try redoing your associated files, or add new ones if necessary.

Configure/Preferences/Associated files.

I hope this Helps.

I tried that just now. The .txt extension was already there, so I removed it and re-added it. The same problem occurred.

Thanks for trying. I don't have a clue what is causing this problem.

[bbadmin]

Try this in Explorer:

From the Tools menu/Folder Options/File types/.txt

If it not already associated to TextPad, click on Change and select TextPad.

Try double clicking a .txt file in Explorer.

[Asa]

Try this in Explorer:

From the Tools menu/Folder Options/File types/.txt

If it not already associated to TextPad, click on Change and select TextPad.

Try double clicking a .txt file in Explorer.

I checked this. Interestingly, the association showed "Opens with: TextPad", but the icon next to the extension in the list was a generic icon. I removed the association and re-selected TextPad as the program to open text documents with and the problem was fixed. I'm not sure what the problem was, but it is gone now. Thanks for the help.

TextPad rocks, and I hope it continues to be developed. The only question I still have is, will TextPad's search and replace ever include the wild cards * (all characters) and ? (single character)? They would be so useful, as it is such a pain having to manually change each occurrence of a string simply because 1 or 2 characters differ between them... especially when it's 10s or 100s of strings to change.

[MudGuard]

The only question I still have is, will TextPad's search and replace ever include the wild cards * (all characters) and ? (single character)?

Textpad supports Regular Expressions (or at least a very basic version of them). This should be enough to make your wild cards superfluous (.* for all characters, . for single character)

[Asa]

Textpad supports Regular Expressions (or at least a very basic version of them). This should be enough to make your wild cards superfluous (.* for all characters, . for single character)

Thanks! I never knew that, and don't know how I never found it in the documentation.