Registry Healer Online Help. Windows® Registry Cleaner software. Double-clicking on a .reg backup file does not restore backup. Instead, it runs notepad. How to fix this?
Double-clicking on a .reg backup file does not restore backup. Instead, it runs notepad. How to fix this?
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This means that the system has lost their .reg file program association. You can restore this in the
following way:
1. open Registry Healer backup folder in explorer;
2. hold Shift key on your keyboard and right mouse click on a .reg file to pop-up menu;
3. select the "Open with.." command from the menu;
3. click "Browse.." button (or "Other.." button in Windows® XP) and select "C:\Windows\regedit.exe" file ("C:\Windows\" is a path where your system is installed). Be sure that the box "Always use this program for such files" is checked.
That's all.

Next time you click on a .reg file it will be imported into the registry with help of regedit.exe that is default system handler for .reg files.


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