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I had to format my drive and re-install windows,
everything works great now but a strange thing happened,
my Notepad doesn't work anymore, this is the message I get when I try
to open it in Notepad
(C\Documents and Settings\???????\Desktop\New Document.txt is not a
valid Win32 application.)
but it opens if I go to C\Windows\Notepad and hit File\Open & find the
..txt I want to open but if I go to Start\Programs\Accessories the
Notepad looks like the program was un-installed for some reason,
I an using Win-XP,

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you all.

Joseph

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:53:19 GMT, joseph minelli
<> wrote:

>I had to format my drive and re-install windows,
>everything works great now but a strange thing happened,
>my Notepad doesn't work anymore, this is the message I get when I try
>to open it in Notepad
>(C\Documents and Settings\???????\Desktop\New Document.txt is not a
>valid Win32 application.)
>but it opens if I go to C\Windows\Notepad and hit File\Open & find the
>.txt I want to open but if I go to Start\Programs\Accessories the
>Notepad looks like the program was un-installed for some reason,
>I an using Win-XP,
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you all.
>
>Joseph
++
I just noticed if I right click on a .txt file and hit edit,
if will open with no problem but the left click won't work.

Joseph.

PS Still neen help with trying to open with the left click botton,
TIA!

Check file association in control panel ---folders---file types--scroll down
to .txt then highlight.
"joseph minelli" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:53:19 GMT, joseph minelli
> <> wrote:
>
> >I had to format my drive and re-install windows,
> >everything works great now but a strange thing happened,
> >my Notepad doesn't work anymore, this is the message I get when I try
> >to open it in Notepad
> >(C\Documents and Settings\???????\Desktop\New Document.txt is not a
> >valid Win32 application.)
> >but it opens if I go to C\Windows\Notepad and hit File\Open & find the
> >.txt I want to open but if I go to Start\Programs\Accessories the
> >Notepad looks like the program was un-installed for some reason,
> >I an using Win-XP,
> >
> >Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you all.
> >
> >Joseph
> ++
> I just noticed if I right click on a .txt file and hit edit,
> if will open with no problem but the left click won't work.
>
> Joseph.
>
> PS Still neen help with trying to open with the left click botton,
> TIA!

Delete the shortcut for Notepad in Accessories,
and create new one. In the 'Target' box, type:

%SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe


On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:53:19 GMT, in
<>
joseph minelli scrawled:

>I had to format my drive and re-install windows,
>everything works great now but a strange thing happened,
>my Notepad doesn't work anymore, this is the message I get when I try
>to open it in Notepad
>(C\Documents and Settings\???????\Desktop\New Document.txt is not a
>valid Win32 application.)
>but it opens if I go to C\Windows\Notepad and hit File\Open & find the
>.txt I want to open but if I go to Start\Programs\Accessories the
>Notepad looks like the program was un-installed for some reason,
>I an using Win-XP,
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you all.
>
>Joseph

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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:02:52 GMT, "Unknown" <>
wrote:

>Check file association in control panel ---folders---file types--scroll down
>to .txt then highlight.
>"joseph minelli" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:53:19 GMT, joseph minelli
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >I had to format my drive and re-install windows,
>> >everything works great now but a strange thing happened,
>> >my Notepad doesn't work anymore, this is the message I get when I try
>> >to open it in Notepad
>> >(C\Documents and Settings\???????\Desktop\New Document.txt is not a
>> >valid Win32 application.)
>> >but it opens if I go to C\Windows\Notepad and hit File\Open & find the
>> >.txt I want to open but if I go to Start\Programs\Accessories the
>> >Notepad looks like the program was un-installed for some reason,
>> >I an using Win-XP,
>> >
>> >Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you all.
>> >
>> >Joseph
>> ++
>> I just noticed if I right click on a .txt file and hit edit,
>> if will open with no problem but the left click won't work.
>>
>> Joseph.
>>
>> PS Still neen help with trying to open with the left click botton,
>> TIA!
++
WOOOOOOOOOOW!! You're fantastic, it works great now, I love this
group, thank you so very much.

Joseph

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:18:54 +0100, °Mike° <>
wrote:

>Delete the shortcut for Notepad in Accessories,
>and create new one. In the 'Target' box, type:
>
>%SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe
>
>
>On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:53:19 GMT, in
> <>
> joseph minelli scrawled:
>
>>I had to format my drive and re-install windows,
>>everything works great now but a strange thing happened,
>>my Notepad doesn't work anymore, this is the message I get when I try
>>to open it in Notepad
>>(C\Documents and Settings\???????\Desktop\New Document.txt is not a
>>valid Win32 application.)
>>but it opens if I go to C\Windows\Notepad and hit File\Open & find the
>>.txt I want to open but if I go to Start\Programs\Accessories the
>>Notepad looks like the program was un-installed for some reason,
>>I an using Win-XP,
>>
>>Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you all.
>>
>>Joseph
++
I deleted the shortcut by going to start\programs\Accessories
and then right click and delete
but I can't seem to find the Target' box,
how would I find this bot to type in
%SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe
thanks for your advice,

Joseph.

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:57:51 GMT, in
<>
joseph minelli scrawled:

>On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:18:54 +0100, °Mike° <>
>wrote:
>
>>Delete the shortcut for Notepad in Accessories,
>>and create new one. In the 'Target' box, type:
>>
>>%SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe

<snip>

>I deleted the shortcut by going to start\programs\Accessories
>and then right click and delete
>but I can't seem to find the Target' box,
>how would I find this bot to type in
>%SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe
>thanks for your advice,
>
>Joseph.

Right click on the Accessories folder and choose 'Open' or
'Explore'. Right click inside the folder and choose 'New /
Shortcut'. Paste in %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe
and press 'Next'; follow the wizard.

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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:07:30 +0100, °Mike° <>
wrote:

>On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:57:51 GMT, in
> <>
> joseph minelli scrawled:
>
>>On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:18:54 +0100, °Mike° <>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Delete the shortcut for Notepad in Accessories,
>>>and create new one. In the 'Target' box, type:
>>>
>>>%SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe
>
><snip>
>
>>I deleted the shortcut by going to start\programs\Accessories
>>and then right click and delete
>>but I can't seem to find the Target' box,
>>how would I find this bot to type in
>>%SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe
>>thanks for your advice,
>>
>>Joseph.
>
>Right click on the Accessories folder and choose 'Open' or
>'Explore'. Right click inside the folder and choose 'New /
>Shortcut'. Paste in %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe
>and press 'Next'; follow the wizard.
++
I see the problem now, my not pad is not in system32 for some reason,
it's in c\windows, I just made a copy into system32 and now when I hit
open with the notpad is there.

Thanks a ton M,

Joseph

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:01:21 GMT, in
<>
joseph minelli scrawled:

>On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:07:30 +0100, °Mike° <>
>wrote:

<snip>

>>Right click on the Accessories folder and choose 'Open' or
>>'Explore'. Right click inside the folder and choose 'New /
>>Shortcut'. Paste in %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe
>>and press 'Next'; follow the wizard.
>++
>I see the problem now, my not pad is not in system32 for some reason,
>it's in c\windows, I just made a copy into system32 and now when I hit
>open with the notpad is there.
>
>Thanks a ton M,

You're welcome.


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