

Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click rtf files from withing your application and it is using MS Word to open them by default? If so, then you can just use the Process class to open WordPad and supply the filename as an argument.įor example, this will open Wordpad and load the "MyRtfFile.rtf" file. rtf files by default and would not recommendĪgain, are you trying to open some. dll files, this article will help you to fix that issue. This would be the choice of the computer owner/user as to what program they want to open. If you have accidentally set Notepad as the Default Program to open all. rtf files to use wordpad as the default program to open them. I don't understand what this has to do with setting. Remember to backup the registry before you start.


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It involves registry editing, so be careful. How to remove default program from registry in windows 8 remove default program can't change so change in original program open with not show in properties h. How can we change the default software to open DWG John Evans shares the solution on Design and Motion. Basically it will use the last software installed. Using Wordpad for those files keeps them out of Word and keeps them from getting mixed up with the files the program is primarily The default software that opens DWG file is controlled by DWG launcher. Option 2 if you must double-click DWG files: DWG file type associativity in Windows. I have another set of files that I don't want to mix with the Word files. Option 1: Open Civil 3D first, and then use its open command (or drag+drop the DWG into the command line) to open the DWG file. My program uses Word to manage certain files.
