How to Change IE7 View Source Editor

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   terence says:

   October 25, 2008 at 1:42 pm

   This method doesnt work for IE7 on windows xp.

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   |_ Software
   |__ Microsoft
   |___ Internet Explorer
   |____ View Source Editor (doesnt excist)

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   Ferridge says:

   January 27, 2009 at 10:58 pm

   How can this be done with IE7 on windowsXP

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3. 

   Nick says:

   March 16, 2009 at 5:10 pm

   For Windows XP, the “View Source Editor” and “Editor Name” keys don’t seem to be there by default but you can just create them yourself. Did that myself and it’s working great now.

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4. 

   tcosmas says:

   March 20, 2009 at 3:18 am

   Nope. Tried adding both but still opens NotePad.

   Can someone export the woking key to a file (ie_view_src.reg) and post it so the rest of us can import it into regedit?

   Here is what I have (doesn’t work!):

   
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\View Source Editor]
"Editor Name (Default)"="\"C:\\Program Files\\EditPlus 3\\editplus.exe\""
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\EditPlus 3\\editplus.exe\""


   Thanks.

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5. 

   Mr News says:

   April 11, 2009 at 5:41 pm

   These instructions are wrong. Here are the correct instructions, found elsewhere, which, when followed in IE6, work perfectly: (You have to create TWO nested Registry keys.)

   Run REGEDIT, follow the following directions to the proper key.

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   |- Software
   |- Microsoft
   |- Internet Explorer
   |- View Source Editor
   |- Editor Name (Default) = C:\windows\notepad.exe

   If this doesnt exist (but it should) then create the Key “View Source Editor”
   Then create a Key within that named “Editor Name”. Modify the
   “(Default)” value to make it point towards any program on your
   computer using “C:\YourProgram.exe” (without the brackets).

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6. 

   Ferridge says:

   May 2, 2009 at 9:51 pm

   I managed to find an easy way for windows xp, i used the power toy tweak UI. you can select any programme to open the source code.

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   Ed N says:

   May 17, 2009 at 12:11 am

   tweakUI works for XP but here is the reg export anyway. (typical “use at your won risk” disclamer applies)

   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\View Source Editor]

   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\View Source Editor\Editor Name]
   @=”C:\\Program Files\\NotepadPP\\notepad++.exe”

   Replace C:\\Program Files\\NotepadPP\\notepad++.exe with your program’s filepath.

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