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  • =?Utf-8?B?bG9rZWU=?=
    #1

    Problem opening .ini files.

    Hello,

    I use windows XP ver.2002, Service pack 2.
    I am getting a very strange error.

    I am unable to open any file with extension".ini"
    If I create any text file, type some text and save it with extension ".ini"
    and try to open it using notepad (or by double clicking), it gives following
    messege:

    "The file name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"

    But same file opens properly if I try to open using "Wordpad".

    What is wrong ? Is there any problem with Notepad setting ?

    Please reply.

    Thanks in advance.

    Lokee
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    • sloan
      #2
      Re: Problem opening .ini files.


      You should try to locate a newsgroup with the name "windows" in it.

      This is a group for DotNet programmers/developers.




      "lokee" <lokee@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
      news:CAC09F8C-3088-4A2D-B7F7-7022AE32F3A6@mi crosoft.com...
      Hello,
      >
      I use windows XP ver.2002, Service pack 2.
      I am getting a very strange error.
      >
      I am unable to open any file with extension".ini"
      If I create any text file, type some text and save it with extension
      ".ini"
      and try to open it using notepad (or by double clicking), it gives
      following
      messege:
      >
      "The file name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"
      >
      But same file opens properly if I try to open using "Wordpad".
      >
      What is wrong ? Is there any problem with Notepad setting ?
      >
      Please reply.
      >
      Thanks in advance.
      >
      Lokee

        Comment

        • =?Utf-8?B?bG9rZWU=?=
          #3
          Re: Problem opening .ini files.

          Sorry, i selected General Discussion.
          But the problem I mentioned below arised in my VB.Net application.
          I need to read some data from a .ini file. After struggling for a long time
          i tried to open tht file manually and then I realized i can not open it.

          "sloan" wrote:
          >
          You should try to locate a newsgroup with the name "windows" in it.
          >
          This is a group for DotNet programmers/developers.
          >
          >
          >
          >
          "lokee" <lokee@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
          news:CAC09F8C-3088-4A2D-B7F7-7022AE32F3A6@mi crosoft.com...
          Hello,

          I use windows XP ver.2002, Service pack 2.
          I am getting a very strange error.

          I am unable to open any file with extension".ini"
          If I create any text file, type some text and save it with extension
          ".ini"
          and try to open it using notepad (or by double clicking), it gives
          following
          messege:

          "The file name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"

          But same file opens properly if I try to open using "Wordpad".

          What is wrong ? Is there any problem with Notepad setting ?

          Please reply.

          Thanks in advance.

          Lokee
          >
          >
          >

            Comment

            • =?Utf-8?B?RmFtaWx5IFRyZWUgTWlrZQ==?=
              #4
              Re: Problem opening .ini files.

              It sounds like the file association is messed up for ini files. Look at this
              link and see if it truly is using Notepad to open them.
              http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/hwandprograms/filetype.mspx


              "lokee" wrote:
              Sorry, i selected General Discussion.
              But the problem I mentioned below arised in my VB.Net application.
              I need to read some data from a .ini file. After struggling for a long time
              i tried to open tht file manually and then I realized i can not open it.
              >
              "sloan" wrote:
              >

              You should try to locate a newsgroup with the name "windows" in it.

              This is a group for DotNet programmers/developers.




              "lokee" <lokee@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
              news:CAC09F8C-3088-4A2D-B7F7-7022AE32F3A6@mi crosoft.com...
              Hello,
              >
              I use windows XP ver.2002, Service pack 2.
              I am getting a very strange error.
              >
              I am unable to open any file with extension".ini"
              If I create any text file, type some text and save it with extension
              ".ini"
              and try to open it using notepad (or by double clicking), it gives
              following
              messege:
              >
              "The file name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"
              >
              But same file opens properly if I try to open using "Wordpad".
              >
              What is wrong ? Is there any problem with Notepad setting ?
              >
              Please reply.
              >
              Thanks in advance.
              >
              Lokee

                Comment

                • sloan
                  #5
                  Re: Problem opening .ini files.

                  Have you rebooted recently?

                  That's a weird issue.

                  Try
                  Reboot.

                  Under Windows Explorer.......
                  Tools / Folder Options / File Types
                  and remap "INI" to notepad.

                  I don't know, its really weird.

                  There used to be a "Take Ownership" command in NT...I don't know what it
                  might be (if it exists) in XP.




                  "lokee" <lokee@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
                  news:4FE17E76-9E42-4874-95B0-FA4934366D7F@mi crosoft.com...
                  Sorry, i selected General Discussion.
                  But the problem I mentioned below arised in my VB.Net application.
                  I need to read some data from a .ini file. After struggling for a long
                  time
                  i tried to open tht file manually and then I realized i can not open it.
                  >
                  "sloan" wrote:
                  >
                  >>
                  >You should try to locate a newsgroup with the name "windows" in it.
                  >>
                  >This is a group for DotNet programmers/developers.
                  >>
                  >>
                  >>
                  >>
                  >"lokee" <lokee@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
                  >news:CAC09F8 C-3088-4A2D-B7F7-7022AE32F3A6@mi crosoft.com...
                  Hello,
                  >
                  I use windows XP ver.2002, Service pack 2.
                  I am getting a very strange error.
                  >
                  I am unable to open any file with extension".ini"
                  If I create any text file, type some text and save it with extension
                  ".ini"
                  and try to open it using notepad (or by double clicking), it gives
                  following
                  messege:
                  >
                  "The file name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"
                  >
                  But same file opens properly if I try to open using "Wordpad".
                  >
                  What is wrong ? Is there any problem with Notepad setting ?
                  >
                  Please reply.
                  >
                  Thanks in advance.
                  >
                  Lokee
                  >>
                  >>
                  >>

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                    • =?Utf-8?B?bG9rZWU=?=
                      #6
                      Re: Problem opening .ini files.

                      Hi sloan and Family Tree Mike,

                      I did exactly the same as mentioned in the link, but in File Types option,
                      when I select INI option, it correctly shows Opens with: Notepad. But still
                      file does not open with notepad.

                      "sloan" wrote:
                      Have you rebooted recently?
                      >
                      That's a weird issue.
                      >
                      Try
                      Reboot.
                      >
                      Under Windows Explorer.......
                      Tools / Folder Options / File Types
                      and remap "INI" to notepad.
                      >
                      I don't know, its really weird.
                      >
                      There used to be a "Take Ownership" command in NT...I don't know what it
                      might be (if it exists) in XP.
                      >
                      >
                      >
                      >
                      "lokee" <lokee@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
                      news:4FE17E76-9E42-4874-95B0-FA4934366D7F@mi crosoft.com...
                      Sorry, i selected General Discussion.
                      But the problem I mentioned below arised in my VB.Net application.
                      I need to read some data from a .ini file. After struggling for a long
                      time
                      i tried to open tht file manually and then I realized i can not open it.

                      "sloan" wrote:
                      >
                      You should try to locate a newsgroup with the name "windows" in it.
                      >
                      This is a group for DotNet programmers/developers.
                      >
                      >
                      >
                      >
                      "lokee" <lokee@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
                      news:CAC09F8C-3088-4A2D-B7F7-7022AE32F3A6@mi crosoft.com...
                      Hello,

                      I use windows XP ver.2002, Service pack 2.
                      I am getting a very strange error.

                      I am unable to open any file with extension".ini"
                      If I create any text file, type some text and save it with extension
                      ".ini"
                      and try to open it using notepad (or by double clicking), it gives
                      following
                      messege:

                      "The file name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"

                      But same file opens properly if I try to open using "Wordpad".

                      What is wrong ? Is there any problem with Notepad setting ?

                      Please reply.

                      Thanks in advance.

                      Lokee
                      >
                      >
                      >
                      >
                      >
                      >

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