Use an Alternate Source Viewer with Internet Explorer (All Windows)

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Use an Alternate Source Viewer with Internet Explorer (All Windows)
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By default when you use the View Source feature of Internet Explorer it launches Windows notepad as the text editor. This tweak lets you choose which editor to use.

Open your registry and create the key below if it does not already exist.

Set the (Default) value to equal the full path and filename of the required text editor.

Restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect.


		(Default)	REG_SZ	"c:\windows\notepad.exe"


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\View Source Edit...

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
View Source Editor\Editor Name]
Name: (Default)
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: Path and Filename of Editor

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: April 4, 2002

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