How can I make W10 open RTFs with WordPad_XP?

I don't like the ribbon interface, but I do like WordPad with RTF (I use it as a convenient, lightweight editor). When I upgraded from XP to W7 I simply overwrote the WordPad directory (C:Program FilesWindows NTAccessorieswordpad.exe) with the XP files and it worked; that is, double-clicking an RTF file opened the XP WordPad. But with W10 I can't write in that directory.

I tried making D:ProgFilsWordPad_XPwordpad.exe and C:Program Files (x86)WordPad_XPwordpad.exe but neither ControlPanel>DefaultApps nor Settings>System>DefaultApps worked, and RightClick>OpenWith opened the W10 version.

Can I fix this? I can use regedit and GodMode, and am willing to lea new tricks.

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