Replace Notepad with Notepad+

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How does one disable system restore?

I want to replace Windows notepad with Notepad+ but after deleting Windows
notepad it keeps returning.

Here are the instructions to replace Windows notepad with a notepad program
of your choice.

- Backup a copy of c:\Windowd\notepad.exe
- Disable System Restore
- Replace notepad.exe
- Enable System Restore

The problem for me is how to "Disable System Restore" then "Enable System
Restore"


--
Don
Vancouver, USA

 

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"Don Schmidt" <RetiredEngineer@pnb.telco> wrote in message
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> How does one disable system restore?
>
> I want to replace Windows notepad with Notepad+ but after deleting Windows
> notepad it keeps returning.
>
> Here are the instructions to replace Windows notepad with a notepad
> program of your choice.
>
> - Backup a copy of c:\Windowd\notepad.exe
> - Disable System Restore
> - Replace notepad.exe
> - Enable System Restore
>
> The problem for me is how to "Disable System Restore" then "Enable System
> Restore"
>
>
> --
> Don
> Vancouver, USA
>

To enable/disable System Restore, go to the Control Panel ('Start > Control
Panel') and double click the 'System' icon. Then:

• Click on the 'System Restore' tab on the system applet.

• Check mark 'turn off system restore on all drives' to turn off
system restore on the system.

• Uncheck the box to enable System Restore monitoring on the system.

• Click OK when done.

Silas

 

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I thank you. A good day to you Silas.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"silas" <silasmprophetNOSPAM@netscape.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Don Schmidt" <RetiredEngineer@pnb.telco> wrote in message
> news:11f0fu0j42ia07d@corp.supernews.com...
>> How does one disable system restore?
>>
>> I want to replace Windows notepad with Notepad+ but after deleting
>> Windows notepad it keeps returning.
>>
>> Here are the instructions to replace Windows notepad with a notepad
>> program of your choice.
>>
>> - Backup a copy of c:\Windowd\notepad.exe
>> - Disable System Restore
>> - Replace notepad.exe
>> - Enable System Restore
>>
>> The problem for me is how to "Disable System Restore" then "Enable System
>> Restore"
>>
>>
>> --
>> Don
>> Vancouver, USA
>>
>
> To enable/disable System Restore, go to the Control Panel ('Start >
> Control Panel') and double click the 'System' icon. Then:
>
> • Click on the 'System Restore' tab on the system applet.
>
> • Check mark 'turn off system restore on all drives' to turn off
> system restore on the system.
>
> • Uncheck the box to enable System Restore monitoring on the system.
>
> • Click OK when done.
>
> Silas
>
>

 

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Update:

After trying the "Disable System Restore" then "Enable System Restore"
method and it didn't work, did the following.

Seeing how I want to use Notepad+.exe instead of Windows notepad.exe I just
put Notepad+.exe on the C drive, grabbed the first .txt file I could find
and did a "Open with", directed it to Notepad+.exe (checked the all the time
box) and I'm in business.

P.S. System Restore was already disabled in the computer. ????

Anyone interested in Notepad+ can find it here:
http://www.mypeecee.org/rogsoft/


--
Don
Vancouver, USA




"Don Schmidt" <RetiredEngineer@pnb.telco> wrote in message
news:11f1g5ua1kkt77d@corp.supernews.com...
>I thank you. A good day to you Silas.
>
>
> --
> Don
> Vancouver, USA
>
>
> "silas" <silasmprophetNOSPAM@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:k4SdneSMKZEU2m3fRVn-hg@comcast.com...
>>
>> "Don Schmidt" <RetiredEngineer@pnb.telco> wrote in message
>> news:11f0fu0j42ia07d@corp.supernews.com...
>>> How does one disable system restore?
>>>
>>> I want to replace Windows notepad with Notepad+ but after deleting
>>> Windows notepad it keeps returning.
>>>
>>> Here are the instructions to replace Windows notepad with a notepad
>>> program of your choice.
>>>
>>> - Backup a copy of c:\Windowd\notepad.exe
>>> - Disable System Restore
>>> - Replace notepad.exe
>>> - Enable System Restore
>>>
>>> The problem for me is how to "Disable System Restore" then "Enable
>>> System Restore"
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Don
>>> Vancouver, USA
>>>
>>
>> To enable/disable System Restore, go to the Control Panel ('Start >
>> Control Panel') and double click the 'System' icon. Then:
>>
>> . Click on the 'System Restore' tab on the system applet.
>>
>> . Check mark 'turn off system restore on all drives' to turn off
>> system restore on the system.
>>
>> . Uncheck the box to enable System Restore monitoring on the system.
>>
>> . Click OK when done.
>>
>> Silas
>>
>>
>
>