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

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

This is a group for DotNet programmers/developers.




"lokee" <lokee@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CAC09F8C-3088-4A2D-B7F7-7022AE32F3A6@xxxxxx

> 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

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@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:CAC09F8C-3088-4A2D-B7F7-7022AE32F3A6@xxxxxx

> > 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

>
>
>

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/u.../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@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:CAC09F8C-3088-4A2D-B7F7-7022AE32F3A6@xxxxxx

> > > 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

> >
> >
> >

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@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4FE17E76-9E42-4874-95B0-FA4934366D7F@xxxxxx

> 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@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:CAC09F8C-3088-4A2D-B7F7-7022AE32F3A6@xxxxxx

>> > 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

>>
>>
>>

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@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4FE17E76-9E42-4874-95B0-FA4934366D7F@xxxxxx

> > 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@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:CAC09F8C-3088-4A2D-B7F7-7022AE32F3A6@xxxxxx
> >> > 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
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>