Icon in My Computer

General questions about using TextPad

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jwcane
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Icon in My Computer

Post by jwcane »

I have registered the .txt file type to be associated with TextPad. When I look at My Computer | Tools | Folder Options | File Types, the .txt extension shows the TextPad icon.

When I look at files in Windows Explorer or My Computer, .txt files have the default Windows logo. In another installation, they have some kind of text-file logo, similar to WordPad, but maybe not identical to it.

Would like to see the TextPad logo instead. Can someone show me how to make that happen?

tks,

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helios
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Post by helios »

In order to apply the TextPad icon to a file type, you need to make the association in TextPad, rather than in Explorer. Please implement the following procedure:

From the Configure menu choose:

1. Preferences
2. Associated Files
3. Add the file extension
4. Click Apply / OK.

In Explorer:

From the Tools menu in Explorer choose:

1. Folder options
2. File types
3. Select the file extension from the list
4. Click on Advanced
5. Change Icon
6. Select the TextPad icon
7. Click OK


Stephen MacDonald
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