title: SQL Management Studio Express opening SQL scripts in Notepad
body: <p>When I go to File > Open > File and select a .sql script, or even when I drag a .sql file into the SQL Management Studio Express window, it opens the script in Notepad which is totally useless when I want to run the script.</p>
  
  <p>Since this is on an external server (Windows 2003 Server), I end up having to disconnect from RDP, disable the local clipboard, re-connect and then copy-paste the script's contents from Textpad in order to run it.</p>
  
  <p>I've checked the options menus but can't see anything relating to Notepad, not even in the "external tools" section.  Any ideas why it would be doing this?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Please note: I have checked the file association for SQL scripts and it is set to SQL Management Studio Express.</strong></p>