Need Default *.txt file associaton

[Guest RickP in AZ]

I use Bluetooth to transfer various plain text files from my Powerbook to my Qtek 8310. By default, *.txt files open in Pocket IE for viewing. I tried to be all geeky and set the association through File Manager to Vieka's "WordPad" text editor, but afterwards it would only open a blank document and not the appropriate file. So I reset it to associate with "iexplore.exe" but now it opens a blank page in PIE, with the proper file path as the page title... but it is stuck in a loop. Any attempt to leave PIE for instance pressing the "Home" button flashes Home and then returns to PIE. Soft reset is the only way to gain access again.

(The files are still intact as I can properly open them using the editor function in "Total Commander CE.")

Does anyone know what the default file association is for TXT? Is there a registry key I can change? Help me... I don't really want to do a "hard reset" and have to rebuild all of my phone setup from scratch.

QTek 8310, OS 5.10 (Build 195), all "unlock" registry edits have been applied long ago.

Thanks in advance...

Edited August 12, 2006 by RickP in AZ

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

Hi,

Try this:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\Shell\Open\Command

(Default) = iexplore.exe file:%1

[Guest RickP in AZ]

Try this:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\Shell\Open\Command

(Default) = iexplore.exe file:%1

Super Sweeet! Worked great. File association had the value as "\Windows\iexplore.exe" %1 including the quotes. Thanks a ton for helping me fix my moment of idiocy.

One last question to clean it up, what is the default value for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\DefaultIcon\Default ? Just so that I can get the normal icon back.

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

This is what I have on my phone:

browsres.dll,-6706

Glad I could help. :)

[Guest RickP in AZ]

This is what I have on my phone:

browsres.dll,-6706

Glad I could help. :)

That would be it. Thanks a ton for helping fix what didn't need to be broken by me.

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

That would be it. Thanks a ton for helping fix what didn't need to be broken by me.

You are most welcome. It is a good habit to backup registry files before doing some fiddling. You can use phone-based registry editor (like RESCO Registry) or PC-based registry editor (Registry Workshop). If you have other questions, feel free to post them at the forum. A friendly member will surely help you out.

Good day. :)

[Guest RickP in AZ]

You are most welcome. It is a good habit to backup registry files before doing some fiddling. You can use phone-based registry editor (like RESCO Registry) or PC-based registry editor (Registry Workshop). If you have other questions, feel free to post them at the forum. A friendly member will surely help you out.

Good day. :)

Now comes the funny part... I just remembered that I *did* have a resitry back! Of course I recalled it after you gave me the first part of the answer. I decided to fix it manually through your answers as a way to punish myself for screwing things up. Plus with the answer up here now maybe it can help someone else too.

Thanks again... Now I'm off to fiddle around with FinchSync to see if I can get it running on my Powerbook and syncing with Thunderbird. (Fortunately I have a home file/media server running WinXP which has Outlook and ActiveSync on it.) Yes, I have a little too much free time on my hands.