Realized my textpad license was quite old so I upgraded to textpad 9.3.0 at the same time (buying a license I mean).
Since it was not smooth I'll go through the process. Also a few questions at the end.
Just installed TP9 on top of TP7.
Preferences did not stay, uhum.
Associations stopped working, or clicking on a txt file brings up a blank window. No document.
Just opening TP brings up a new document. Uh oh.
Uninstalled TP7 and TP9, installed TP9 as admininistrator just in case.
Still, notepad replaced ok but blank window.
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![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Uninstalled, ripped out all helios and textpad references with regedit (except dat_auto_file which I had no idea about what it is).
Now after installing the associations worked ok. A bit baffled here, also far too much work
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Just saying, upgrading leaves something to be desired these days.
Also, there still is no export preferences and easy import preferences? Might work when upgrading too
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Earlier clicking on different text files opened each file in it's own textpad. Now everything ends up in the same instance (which I really hate as I close it by mistake far too often). I have allowe multiple instances in preferences and been trying a bit of this and that so either this is a bug or some WIN11 forced behaviour? But it's not like having many instances in the taskbar, it's getting files opened in the same instance that bugs me.
But have been using textpad for so many years and it always has what I need (somewhere) so happily continuing to buy a license.