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Windows help. I want to create a shortcut to a file and define that it be opened with a certain application.

Posted by Mop (219 lbs) (aka rburriel) Jul 13 '10, 15:23

For example, I have a shortcut to a file called "bob.txt" and every time I click on it, I want it to open in MS Word. The end result being that I want to put that shortcut in the Startup. In essence, I want MS Word to open when I boot the computer, and file "bob.txt" to be the document that is opened.

Mop

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right click the file in "my documents" or explorer whatever, click on "open with" and choose ms word -- did you try that? -- nm - b. Jul 13, 15:34 10
- Yeah, except I want to automate it at Startup. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Jul 13, 15:56 8
  - so you copied it into the startup folder after doing the mapping; and it didn't work? which version of windows? -- nm - b. Jul 13, 16:01 6
    - mop, what say you? -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 16:01 5
      - you're that bored, eh? ::tosses you my envelope of receipts to sort:: -- nm - b. Jul 13, 16:05 4
        
        okay, i've got a pile for food, pile for transportation, and a pile for . . . strip clubs?! -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 16:07 3
        
        .... - b. Jul 13, 16:18 2
        
        those places have hella cheap food - chuckles Jul 13, 16:20 1
        
        it's an international chain, and I don't think it's that cheap. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 16:21
  - point. counterpoint, b? -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 15:57
- well did you, mop? -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 15:48
uh, how about ... create a shortcut to MS Word's executable, and use the full path of the text file as the parameter, so Word starts and opens the fil -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 15:28 1
- There it is... Thank you! -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Jul 13, 15:57

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