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Windows 7 breaks Rt Clk Context Menu Textpad Open
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:05 am
by Archalien
This (or something similar)happened w/ v4 and Vista and was fixed w/ v5.
Well in Windows 7 the context menu item exists but when clicked I get the below error message:
Is this a reg problem?
Any way I can fix/hack this working again?
Thx
Update: If an instance of TP is already running then it works, otherwise the error. ??
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:17 pm
by MudGuard
http://www.textpad.com/products/textpad ... tions.html says:
# TextPad 5 is supported on Windows 2000 (SP4), Server 2003, and the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of XP and Vista.
# TextPad 4 is supported on Windows 95, 98, 2000 (SP4), Server 2003, and 32-bit editions of XP.
Windows 7 is not (yet) supported ...
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:16 pm
by Archalien
MudGuard wrote:http://www.textpad.com/products/textpad ... tions.html says:
# TextPad 5 is supported on Windows 2000 (SP4), Server 2003, and the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of XP and Vista.
# TextPad 4 is supported on Windows 95, 98, 2000 (SP4), Server 2003, and 32-bit editions of XP.
Windows 7 is not (yet) supported ...
Yes Im aware of this.
Well Im running Windows 7 and would like to know if there is a possible workaround. If you notice I wasnt complaining, just asking if neone could help.
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:48 pm
by talleyrand
I would agree in that it's most likely a registry issue, especially since it seems to work when an instance is already running. Unfortunately, my Windows 7 VM died and I haven't had a chance to restore it.
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:27 am
by stikle
I am seeing this as well. Right clicking a file and selecting Textpad from the root context menu produces an error: "The system cannot find the file specified.".
If I right click the file and then select "Open With-> TextPad" then it will open just fine.
I have tried disabling and re-enabling the "Put shortcuts to TextPad on: Context menu" to see if that would reset it, but that didn't work either.
So yeah, something with the way Windows 7 handles the context menu has changed. I'm sure it will be resolved by the time Windows 7 RTMs.
This was on the official Windows 7 x64 Beta version.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:50 am
by stikle
Good news - I just upgraded my Windows 7 build 7400 Beta to the new 7057 RC1 that was leaked.
The main context menu entry for TextPad now works. I didn't reinstall TP or anything.
All it took was a full upgrade of the whole OS. Minor. LOL
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:08 am
by Archalien
SWEET!
Not Supported O.S. Ha!!!!
Not when it comes to a devoted fan/user base!!!!
(Too bad, knowing M.S., they'll prolly break it again haha)
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:41 pm
by stikle
Still working in build 7068 x64...
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:10 am
by Archalien
Yeah Ive been dealing w/ it begrudgingly on build 7000 until the hopefully soon to be released (May) RC1 is made available, either that or when I do my hard drive upgrade in the next month or so Ill clean install the current msdn build. Im just glad its not an issue w/ TP cuz it could be 5 yars or more before the next release haha j.k.
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 5:05 pm
by stikle
Still working just fine in RC1 x64...
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:38 am
by Archalien
I can also confirm full contextual fuctionality in Win7 RC1 x64 FTW!!!!