notepad

yo, I was wondering if there is any configuration/setting somewhere where you can change whether programs/windows are always on top or not. To clarify: Let's say I open my browser, firefox. Then I open a notepad. If I now minimize firefox and then maximize my notepad, firefox automatically...

Looking to edit hosts file to block some annoying ad-senders sites but there is no HOSTS file in ordinary location (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. Also not in mentioned C:\Windows\SysWOW64. I find same HOSTS file in...

Greetings all, I'm running the Windows 7 RTM and I've been recently getting this error in Firefox while trying to save images/files: "You don't have permission to modify files in this network location." These are files that I'm trying to save to local disk. Once this error message appears, a...

Does anybody know how to replace notepad in Win7? I want to use a different notepad.

Hi All, I am getting a new error. I loved windows 7 and I moved recently and suddenly from last 5 days. If I typed any program name like "notepad" or "cmd" or "regedit" in the search box. It is not coming or giving the respective program. Please help me. Thank you. Bhargava S Akula

I am reposting this under Desktop Customization as I feel the sub-forum entitled Tweaks, Guides, and HOWTO's under the support section does not get enough traffic and easily overlooked. I feel this is an important improvement for your desktop I'm going to provide a whole series of registry...

We are using a setup.exe which launches a process. The fresh install using the setup.exe works properly. When we try to do the update from "Programs and Features", the process(for eg like notepad) is started from the setup and it keeps on running. When we try to run the update second time it...

Since installing Windows 7 on my Lenovo notepad I have had no sound. I get the sound bars jumping in the volume controls and every which way I check it says I have the most up to date driver and it's working properly. It's a Realtek sound High Definition sound device. I tried the the most up...

Hey, very quick question: Say I've got 3 windows of notepad open, and they're 4th on my taskbar. I want to open the third notepad window quickly with just the keyboard. Holding windows key and pressing 4 expands the pile of notepad windows over the taskbar. I then feel I should be able to...

I installed Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit on HP DV9827 laptop. First attempt at clean install, remove old partition, gave me Driver_Power_State_Failure message when trying to set functions. I started over and redid install and other than having to manually shut down couple times when system should...

hey guys.. b4 i was using build 7022 everything seemed fine.. now i freshly installed build 7100 and when i click Start and there is the search box i type somethign in there.. It cant Find anything? i would type Notepad.. nothign will come up why is that? before i use to use 32 bit now i...

I was running a beta build of windows 7, version 7057 anyway when i would be typing the cursor would randomly move backward on the text so i would begin to type over things i already type into. I thought it was just a problem with AIM at first. So i tried it in notepad and word and the same...

Hello, Recently my Win7 Beta is behaving very weird: 1. The taskbar (explorer) is not freezing, yet the clock does not update; I had to kill explorer and run it again, then clock updates. It freezes again 2. Task manager shows no processes in the list as I launch it. Pressing F5 will refresh...

I've used all the Windows 7 builds so far with no problems. I'm now using build 7057. Whenever I launch the program, a desktop notepad always opens with the following 2 line content: .shellclass Info localResourceName=@%system%\system32\shell32dll,-21787 I just simple close it every time and...

I have an issue here in Windows 7 that is causing problems. A lot of my programs, even notepad, cannot seem to save to files that exist on my other harddrive. I have a lot of my apps on D:, where XP resides. On C:, is my Windows 7 drive. I installed Photoshop CS4, and tried to make D: the...

I typed up a few things into Notepad. I click File, Save As and attempted to save this file into a folder I created in Documents. I am giving the error message below. The file continues to be created though but its empty. If I try to save it a second time in the same place it ask if I want...

I was using "open with" to associate a text file with notepad. I had mistakenly right clicked on a .exe file now all of my executables try to open in notepad and will not run. I acnnot undo this since there is no .exe listed under file types in the control panel file association list. Does...

Last night i found the voice recognition thing and set it up and did the hole learn how to use thing and i opened up notepad to try it out and it worked great, Now today i went to the help vista understand you better option and it just kept pausing and still wont leave the saying"i am now...