Find a .dat file in Explorer.
Then:
- Use shift-right click to call Open with ... dialog. Make it Notepad again, and check the always-open-with-box.
- In the future, if you occasionally want to use another program than the default Notepad, use shift-right click to get the Open with ... dialog
To totally remove a default option, in Explorer go to Tools>Folder Options>File Types, search the extension, select open and click remove.
Hope this helps,
Kees
I tried to open a dat file and instead of opening it with notepad, I used imaging and check the always use this program to open these files. Now, I do not have the option of chosing a program to open these files with..Help me out..I have Windows 98 SE.
Thanks..

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