Notepad Gone!!!!

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Had a bought with a virus this weekend. Now I cant open
or read any of my notepads. How can I get it back??
 
1. Right-click on your Desktop and select NEW > SHORTCUT
2. Type in: NOTEPAD.EXE , and click Next.
3. Type in a name for the shortcut, such as "NotePad"
4. Click "Finish".
5. A shortcut to your NotePad program will appear on your desktop.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
 
I have the same problem, Carey, but what happens is I
click on Start | All Programs | Accessories | Notepad but
notepad never opens up. Is that the aftermath of a virus
or something? (My NAV, AdAware, and Spybot come up
clean). Thanks!
 
EditPad Lite is an excellent Notepad replacement.
It's a lightweight text editor, but certainly not as bare
as the standard Notepad that comes with Windows.
http://www.notepad-replacements.com/editpadlite.html

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| I have the same problem, Carey, but what happens is I
| click on Start | All Programs | Accessories | Notepad but
| notepad never opens up. Is that the aftermath of a virus
| or something? (My NAV, AdAware, and Spybot come up
| clean). Thanks!
 
I had the problem where I would click on the NOTEPAD icon
and nothing seemed to happen. I checked the Properties on
the icon and found that it was activating something called
ACTMOVIE.EXE instead of NOTEPAD.EXE. I changed this to
NOTEPAD.EXE in the properties box and now it's working
again fine. Give that a try and see if that's the problem.
 
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