Why is “Edit in SharePoint Designer” opening in Notepad

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I'm following this example - link here

I've gone to Master pages and layouts (_catalogs/masterpage/Forms/AllItems.aspx)

I've created a new page layout, when I hover over to click "Edit in Microsoft SharePoint Designer" the page opens in notepad

I've clicked on a few other aspx pages in this library and they open in Notepad.

But the master pages I clicked on do open in SP Designer.

Update with my answer
I did a Repair on SharePoint Designer and rebooted. Its working now.

gotsp · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-19 23:22:41Z

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I did a Repair on SharePoint Designer and rebooted. Its working now.

answered Apr 19 '11 at 23:22

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Rex M · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-19 02:21:40Z

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In IE go to Tools > Internet Options > Programs and see if "Microsoft SharePoint Designer" is selected as the "HTML Editor".

Also try going through Windows Explorer to Tools > Folder Options > File Types; select ASPX and set the "Opens With" to SharePoint Designer.

answered Apr 19 '11 at 2:21

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"HTML Editor" is Word, but I did a Repair on SharePoint Designer and rebooted. Its working now. – gotsp Apr 19 '11 at 2:50

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Marco Garibay · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-17 21:09:08Z

Clear your SharePoint Designer cache.

Then, the Custom workflow will open normally in SharePoint Designer instead of the browser or Notepad.

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