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How do I get "notepad.exe." back?

Strangerer (Competent) posted this on Saturday, 29th May 2004, 19:33

Every time I try and open a text document I get the message "Windows cannot find NOTEPAD.EXE." . I`ve checked for viruses and I`m clean.So where and how can I replace this?




"For every sprinkle I find I will kill you...."

RE: How do I get

Dance Like A Monkey (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 29th May 2004, 19:48

Might be obvious, but have you looked in the Recycle bin?
Or you could try using Search on your C drive and see if you have moved it accidentally.

It should be in c:\Windows and/or c:\Windows\system32

This item was edited on Saturday, 29th May 2004, 20:49

RE: How do I get

Anil Khedun (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 29th May 2004, 22:00

if you still have Notepad but are still having problems opening text files the like, you could try re-associating it from within Windows Explorer. Go to Tools/Folder Options and click the Files Type tab. Then locate the file type you want to associate from the list, and browse for Notepad which is usually found in %windir% (your default Windows directory).

HTH.

RE: How do I get

phlogiston (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 30th May 2004, 19:52

If you are really stuck you can download Notetab Lite a free award winning replacement for notepad but with lots more power. You can format text etc.Have a look at the site.

http://www.notetab.com/

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