I have always used "Send To" menu when I need to open a file in Notepad. This is much easier than going through Open With menu. However, customizing Send To menu in Windows 7 is a little different then the previous versions of Windows. Send To menu is now under the Roaming - AppData folder. Here is how you can access it, copy and paste the following in your Windows 7/Windows Vista Search box or Run Dialog. %UserProfile%\Appdata\Roami... Right click on the folder and click ......