OK, but I'll have to see what it yields to know if it will lead to a
solution to my problem. I think MS should take a keen interest in this
problem as it obviously isn't just me. If lots of people start having
problems saving their web pages, the sh*t is gonna hit the fan.

<.> wrote in message news:OWR4gi5RKHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Filter on the filename you intend to edit. This will be a far smaller list
>
> --
> .
> --
> "C. Roy Blye" <myname@example.invalid> wrote in message
> news:EA960705-FF50-4C02-A2FF-B539CB6BC3F9@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>>I assume the purpose of this program is to help diagnose a software
>>problem. If I am not able to interpret and act upon the information that
>>this program generates (highly likely), what is my next step?
>>
>> <.> wrote in message news:efMw6OuRKHA.1876@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> [url]http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx?ppud=4[/url]
>>> Use this to monitor a file, then start your edit cycle.
>>> --
>>> .
>>> --
>>> "C. Roy Blye" <myname@example.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:ABC4C17D-FCF1-451F-9EAD-BF7A8B07C275@microsoft.com...
>>>> Song,
>>>>
>>>> After following your instructions, I was unable to open Notepad as an
>>>> HTML editor, so I changed the registry back to its original state.
>>>>
>>>> Roy
>>>>
>>>> "Tae Song" <tae_song********.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:73C503F7-DCE3-4698-8B1B-F5080C03F286@microsoft.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> "WebEnabledSvcs" <webenabledsvcs******.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:7e48bdb5-022f-42e0-8f47-13686360cbc3@v2g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a really strange problem on my VISTA home premium PC. I have a
>>>>>> number of HTML files stored in documents folder, but when I try to
>>>>>> edit the HTML file in notepad I get the following error message:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cannot create the <<path>> file.
>>>>>> Make sure that the path and file name are correct.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> File and path are correct because I just opened it from the documents
>>>>>> folder.
>>>>>> What makes it strange is that if I change the extension from HTML to
>>>>>> TXT I can edit and save without any issue, but once I change back to
>>>>>> HTML I lose the ability to save any edits. Also, if I copy the HTML
>>>>>> file to another folder such as desktop or C: root, I can edit without
>>>>>> any issues.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've checked the properties of the folder and file and haven't found
>>>>>> anything out of the ordinary. Searched the MS KB and haven't turned
>>>>>> up
>>>>>> anything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas would be welcome.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Start up Regedit and go to these keys. Export them before making
>>>>> changes.
>>>>>
>>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad.exe\shell\edit\command
>>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad.exe\shell\open\command
>>>>>
>>>>> %SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1
>>>>>
>>>>> Add quotes to %1 so it looks like this...
>>>>>
>>>>> %SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE "%1"
>>>>
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

On Oct 7, 6:05*pm, "C. Roy Blye" <myn...@example.invalid> wrote:[color=blue]
> OK, but I'll have to see what it yields to know if it will lead to a
> solution to my problem. I think MS should take a keen interest in this
> problem as it obviously isn't just me. If lots of people start having
> problems saving their web pages, the sh*t is gonna hit the fan.
>
>
>
> <.> wrote in messagenews:OWR4gi5RKHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Filter on the filename you intend to edit. This will be a far smaller list[/color]
>[color=green]
> > --
> > .
> > --
> > "C. Roy Blye" <myn...@example.invalid> wrote in message
> >news:EA960705-FF50-4C02-A2FF-B539CB6BC3F9@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> >>I assume the purpose of this program is to help diagnose a software
> >>problem. If I am not able to interpret and act upon the information that
> >>this program generates (highly likely), what is my next step?[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> <.> wrote in messagenews:efMw6OuRKHA.1876@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >>>[url]http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx?ppud=4[/url]
> >>> Use this to monitor a file, then start your edit cycle.
> >>> --
> >>> .
> >>> --
> >>> "C. Roy Blye" <myn...@example.invalid> wrote in message
> >>>news:ABC4C17D-FCF1-451F-9EAD-BF7A8B07C275@microsoft.com...
> >>>> Song,[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>> After following your instructions, I was unable to open Notepad as an
> >>>> HTML editor, so I changed the registry back to its original state.[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>> Roy[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>> "Tae Song" <tae_s...********.com> wrote in message
> >>>>news:73C503F7-DCE3-4698-8B1B-F5080C03F286@microsoft.com...[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>> "WebEnabledSvcs" <webenableds...******.com> wrote in message
> >>>>>news:7e48bdb5-022f-42e0-8f47-13686360cbc3@v2g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
> >>>>>> Hi,[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>>> I have a really strange problem on my VISTA home premium PC. I have a
> >>>>>> number of HTML files stored in documents folder, but when I try to
> >>>>>> edit the HTML file in notepad I get the following error message:[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>>> Cannot create the <<path>> file.
> >>>>>> Make sure that the path and file name are correct.[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>>> File and path are correct because I just opened it from the documents
> >>>>>> folder.
> >>>>>> What makes it strange is that if I change the extension from HTML to
> >>>>>> TXT I can edit and save without any issue, but once I change back to
> >>>>>> HTML I lose the ability to save any edits. Also, if I copy the HTML
> >>>>>> file to another folder such as desktop or C: root, I can edit without
> >>>>>> any issues.[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>>> I've checked the properties of the folder and file and haven't found
> >>>>>> anything out of the ordinary. Searched the MS KB and haven't turned
> >>>>>> up
> >>>>>> anything.[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>>> Any ideas would be welcome.[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>>> Thanks[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>> Start up Regedit and go to these keys. *Export them before making
> >>>>> changes.[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad.exe\shell\edit\command
> >>>>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad.exe\shell\open\command[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>> %SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>> Add quotes to %1 so it looks like this...[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>> %SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE "%1"- Hide quoted text -[/color][/color]
>
> - Show quoted text -[/color]

Hi,
I tried some of the suggestions noted above, without any luck.
my bad on the software it will work with Vista just read it
wrong.haven't tried it yet though.

As of now I have just store the files on my desktop and all appears to
be working.