REGEDIT4 This should work for all versions of Windows. See .REG files for background information on .REG files.
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\Open\Command] @="notepad.exe %1"
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- Published on Apr 20, 2004.
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Cut and paste the following script into notepadunknown.reg and run it.
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