It just happens, and will happen again. It's the nature of the beast ;-)
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Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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| Thanks, JM;
| will try your first suggestion before reinstalling. See, what is
| worrisome, is; how did it get this way? I mean, if you don't know what
| caused it how can it be prevented in future...etc....
| --
| Love my electronic filing system....
|
|
| "John Malone" wrote:
|
| > You could try...
| >
| > With FrontPage closed, find and delete the cmdui.prf file for
FrontPage -
| > this is the file that stores your customizations and preferences for the
| > FrontPage Menu and it will get rebuilt, using the defaults, the next
time
| > you start FrontPage.
| >
| > Just a thought... Looks like you might have to reinstall anyway.
| >
| > --
| > John Malone
| > ==============
| >
| > | > |I do not think the problem would be aggravated - I never use Notepad
| > | for editing any web related file, except Perl scripts - and FrontPage
| > | (text only) is just as good.
| > | Have you tried Help->Detect and Repair from the FrontPage menu ?
| > | --
| > | Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
| > | Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| > | FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
| > |
| > | | > | > So, when I panicked and got antsy and went through the configure
| > | > editors
| > | > extensions and deleted anytime I came across notepad in the editors
| > | > box at
| > | > the other side...., I only aggravated my problem?
| > | > --
| > | > Love my electronic filing system....
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Ronx" wrote:
| > | >
| > | >> My entry in FP2003 for Configure Editors -> htm html dhtml .....
| > | >> is
| > | >> FrontPage (Open as HTML) (Default)
| > | >> FrontPage (Open as text)
| > | >> Notepad
| > | >>
| > | >>
| > | >> FrontPage (Never Open) means "Never open in FrontPage". If that
| > | >> is
| > | >> showing, delete it. (Black X top right of Editors panel).
| > | >> --
| > | >> Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
| > | >> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| > | >> FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
| > | >>
| > | >> message
| > | >> | > | >> > before my boo-boo, it was microsoft office 2003, then suddenly,
| > | >> > it
| > | >> > was
| > | >> > notepad and when I tried to change it back, notepad wouldn't
| > | >> > move.
| > | >> > then I
| > | >> > followed instructions in tools, configure editors and suddenly
| > | >> > the
| > | >> > Internet
| > | >> > toolbar is back to normal, with Microsoft Office 2003 as HTML
| > | >> > editor.
| > | >> > But....in the web site, the pages are still like this: when I
| > | >> > open the
| > | >> > site, and open a page for editing, instead of the page opening as
| > | >> > per normal,
| > | >> > the notepad pop-up window appears and so far I haven't seen or
| > | >> > can't
| > | >> > get the
| > | >> > regular "Design" view to appear anyhow, way, shape or form...
| > | >> >
| > | >> > meanwhile, I thought I would ask.....can somebody tell me exactly
| > | >> > how, the
| > | >> > window in "configure editors" is supposed to look?
| > | >> > ....should it read frontpage 2003 HTML (default) and what is the
| > | >> > frontpage
| > | >> > (never open) feature mean?
| > | >> >
| > | >> > (please, help..I will, return the favor...)
| > | >> > --
| > | >> > Love my electronic filing system.... (not sure, sometimes...)
| > | >> >
| > | >> >
| > | >> > "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
| > | >> >
| > | >> >> hmmmm...
| > | >> >>
| > | >> >> Open Internet Explorer and go to Tools | Internet Options |
| > | >> >> Programs do you
| > | >> >> have Notepad set as HTML editor there?
| > | >> >>
| > | >> >>
| > | >> >> message
| > | >> >> | > | >> >> | Hey, Crash,
| > | >> >> | If I did, do that -- associate htm, html with Notepad, it was
| > | >> >> not in a
| > | >> >> | knowing manner, I never typed Notepad onto or into anything,
| > | >> >> it
| > | >> >> just
| > | >> >> seemed
| > | >> >> | to follow me home like a lost puppy, as I pasted and copied
| > | >> >> the
| > | >> >> google
| > | >> >> | adsense links as per the google instructions. However -- here
| > | >> >> is
| > | >> >> a
| > | >> >> clue --
| > | >> >> | the last few days before I realized I was in deep doodoo, I
| > | >> >> did,
| > | >> >> notice
| > | >> >> that
| > | >> >> | when I opened Notepad, that it was already containing and
| > | >> >> filled
| > | >> >> with
| > | >> >> script,
| > | >> >> | instead of the usual blank page.
| > | >> >> | Sorry to be so long-telling the story but, I am really
| > | >> >> worried
| > | >> >> that even
| > | >> >> | if I publish the site to local drive, that the Notepad is
| > | >> >> going
| > | >> >> to hang on
| > | >> >> or
| > | >> >> | be in there like a barnacle on a crab....
| > | >> >> | (help)
| > | >> >> | --
| > | >> >> | Love my electronic filing system....
| > | >> >> |
| > | >> >> |
| > | >> >> | "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
| > | >> >> |
| > | >> >> | > I think: Tools | Options | Configure Editors and uncheck the
| > | >> >> box that
| > | >> >> says
| > | >> >> | > Open in Office application that created them - something
| > | >> >> like
| > | >> >> that. But
| > | >> >> | > maybe you associated htm/html extension with Notepad (in the
| > | >> >> same place)
| > | >> >> as
| > | >> >> | > your default editor - so check that too when you're in
| > | >> >> Configure
| > | >> >> | > Editors...html/htm should be set to FrontPage.
| > | >> >> | >
| > | >> >> | >
| > | >> >> | >
| > | >> >> message
| > | >> >> | > | > | >> >> | > | Help. I was using notepad to save google adsense code
| > | >> >> links
| > | >> >> to a few
| > | >> >> web
| > | >> >> | > | pages in my web site. Don't have a clue what I did along
| > | >> >> the
| > | >> >> way,
| > | >> >> but,
| > | >> >> | > now I
| > | >> >> | > | cannot open or edit my web pages in front page 2003
| > | >> >> without
| > | >> >> the page
| > | >> >> being
| > | >> >> | > | popped up in notepad. Right there inside of my site!
| > | >> >> Like,
| > | >> >> a
| > | >> >> previous
| > | >> >> | > | writer had difficulty with Mword, but, I can't figure how
| > | >> >> to
| > | >> >> get
| > | >> >> notepad
| > | >> >> | > out
| > | >> >> | > | of my web site and editing back to normal....
| > | >> >> | > | -- am I the butterfly looking at the world... or...
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