It should format it properly with the computer name in front.Ĭlick OK and you should see that the owner now says Administrators instead of TrustedInstaller. In the box that appears, go ahead and type in the word administrators and then click on Check Names.
If you are running Windows 7, click on the Owner tab and then click the Edit button. The owner for this file should be TrustedInstaller. Now click on the Security tab and then click on the Advanced button at the bottom.Īt the top, click on the Change button next to the Owner. Now right-click on Notepad and choose Properties. Navigate to C:\Windows and scroll down till you see Notepad. The procedure is the same for each file, so I’ll only show you once and then you’ll have to do it yourself for the other two. Now we have to go through all of the above locations and delete the notepad.exe file. C:\Windows C:\Windows\System32\ C:\Windows\SysWOW64 - Only 64-bit Windows For 64-bit Windows, it’s three locations. If you have 32-bit Windows, it’s just two locations. In order to replace Notepad, we have to replace the Notepad executable file that is stored in a couple of different locations in Windows. You can also just click on Start, type in System, press Enter and then check to see what is listed under System Type. If you see two folders, Program Files and Program Files (x86), that means you have a 64-bit version of Windows. You can do this by going to Explorer, This PC and then clicking on the C drive where Windows is installed. So the first thing you have to figure out is whether you have 32-bit or 64-bit Windows. Remember, don’t download the setup or installer program when you choose an alternative. So we won’t be able to use that to replace Notepad. A program like Notepad++ has a bunch of file and folder dependencies and when you copy the EXE file to the desktop, it raises a bunch of errors. If the program runs without any errors from the desktop, you can use it to replace Notepad.
Go ahead and copy that one file to your desktop and see if you can run the program. Unzip the files and you should have a folder with some files, one being the Application file ( EXE).
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