Notepad failure

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Gleason

When I go to open a txt file, it says whatever txt file I
am trying to open is not a valid Win32 application.

Oh man, is there any way to get this fixed?

Sure appreciate any help given!
 
Gleason,

I believe notepad.exe is corrupt. I've read somewhere that a virus/trojan circulating over the internet deletes the existing notepad.exe and places it's own copy [virus]. Have you run a Virus scan yet?

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When I go to open a txt file, it says whatever txt file I
am trying to open is not a valid Win32 application.

Oh man, is there any way to get this fixed?

Sure appreciate any help given!
 
-----Original Message-----
When I go to open a txt file, it says whatever txt file I
am trying to open is not a valid Win32 application.

Oh man, is there any way to get this fixed?

Sure appreciate any help given!
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Yes, PC is clean.

I noticed that the notepad icon on my desktop had changed
from the pad to the exe icon and it would not open.

I then deleted that icon, went into windows and found
notepad with the pad icon, and sent it as a shortcut to my
desktop. I can open notepad from that shortcut, but still
cannot open txt files.

When I go to open the txt file in the "open with" list,
Notepad is in the "other" programs list with the exe icon
and not the notepad icon.

When I click Run ... notepad.exe, notepad opens.
When I click Run ... %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe, I
get "Windows cannot find" error.

Baffleing to say the least...

Any suggestion?
 
Copy the notepad.exe from C:\windows to c:\windows\system [overwrite]. If this does not help, try this fix: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_txt_fix.zip

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
How to guard against CoolWebSearch spyware:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm
-------------------------------------------


-----Original Message-----
When I go to open a txt file, it says whatever txt file I
am trying to open is not a valid Win32 application.

Oh man, is there any way to get this fixed?

Sure appreciate any help given!
.
Click to expand...

Yes, PC is clean.

I noticed that the notepad icon on my desktop had changed
from the pad to the exe icon and it would not open.

I then deleted that icon, went into windows and found
notepad with the pad icon, and sent it as a shortcut to my
desktop. I can open notepad from that shortcut, but still
cannot open txt files.

When I go to open the txt file in the "open with" list,
Notepad is in the "other" programs list with the exe icon
and not the notepad icon.

When I click Run ... notepad.exe, notepad opens.
When I click Run ... %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe, I
get "Windows cannot find" error.

Baffleing to say the least...

Any suggestion?
 
i mean, c:\windows\system32.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
How to guard against CoolWebSearch spyware:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm
-------------------------------------------


Copy the notepad.exe from C:\windows to c:\windows\system [overwrite]. If this does not help, try this fix: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_txt_fix.zip

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
How to guard against CoolWebSearch spyware:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm
-------------------------------------------


-----Original Message-----
When I go to open a txt file, it says whatever txt file I
am trying to open is not a valid Win32 application.

Oh man, is there any way to get this fixed?

Sure appreciate any help given!
.
Click to expand...

Yes, PC is clean.

I noticed that the notepad icon on my desktop had changed
from the pad to the exe icon and it would not open.

I then deleted that icon, went into windows and found
notepad with the pad icon, and sent it as a shortcut to my
desktop. I can open notepad from that shortcut, but still
cannot open txt files.

When I go to open the txt file in the "open with" list,
Notepad is in the "other" programs list with the exe icon
and not the notepad icon.

When I click Run ... notepad.exe, notepad opens.
When I click Run ... %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe, I
get "Windows cannot find" error.

Baffleing to say the least...

Any suggestion?
 
Welcome.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
How to guard against CoolWebSearch spyware:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm
-------------------------------------------


Thanks so much!

I did the overwrite into System32 files and it is now
working again.

Thanks again for the help!

Gleason
-----Original Message-----
i mean, c:\windows\system32.
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in message news:[email protected]...
Copy the notepad.exe from C:\windows to c:\windows\system
Click to expand...
[overwrite]. If this does not help, try this fix:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_txt_fix.zip
 
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