I always hated notepad, it was too simple, only fit for note taking . It doesn't and can't even do simple formatting that editing php code requires. Wordpad is a better alternative, it also makes me wonder why Microsoft includes both apps which do almost the same thing?
Enter Notepad 2, a free app from http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html . I know about notepad++ but it was giving me a headache with all those generic icons problem that I tried to solve but failed.
Here's how to replace MS notepad with notepad 2.
1. Download it from there http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html Look for "Download Notepad2 <version here>Binary Files" NOT soruce code.
2. Download replacer http://www3.telus.net/_/replacer/ Get the stable version.
3. Extract both files.
4. Open the "Replacer" folder and execute Replacer.cmd
5. Open C:\WINDOWS, if you see this message, just click "Show the contents of the folder"
6. Search for notepad.exe
7. Click and drag it onto the replacer window, just like dragging a file across to another folder. You should see the following. 
8. Press Enter/Return on your keyboard.
9. Open your notepad2 folder, rename Notepad2.exe to notepad.exe.
10. Just like step 7, drag the renamed notepad.exe to the window. You should see this. 
11. Press enter to continue, you should see this. 
12. Type "Y" and press enter. After some lines, you may press Enter again to quit.
13. Repeat Steps 5 to 12 but this time replace the notepad.exe in C:\WINDOWS\system32
13. Reboot your computer and enjoy. 
1 comment:
I’d also like to introduce Springnote (http://springnote.com/en), which is an online note-taking application. It comes with desktop-app like editors as well as 2 GB of free file storage. Given it’s online, it also provides wiki functionalities.
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