Help! I can not open Text files?

mixteus · 28-01-2004, 10:11

Help!

I can not open Text files?

Please see attached image, any help is greatly appreciated.

Nemesis · 28-01-2004, 10:13

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Originally Posted by mixteus

Help!

I can not open Text files?

Please see attached image, any help is greatly appreciated.

Run notepad first ... can you load the document into it ???

mixteus · 28-01-2004, 10:27

Thank's for quick reply Nemisis.

I have tried to open Notepad from start menu, and also from

start/all programs/accessories.

However I am still getting the same message, but if I enter the Windows directory Notpad will open from there?

Nemesis · 28-01-2004, 10:31

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Originally Posted by mixteus

Thank's for quick reply Nemisis.

I have tried to open Notepad from start menu, and also from

start/all programs/accessories.

However I am still getting the same message, but if I enter the Windows directory Notpad will open from there?

So if you do Start/Run and type Notepad what happens ?

MetaWraith · 28-01-2004, 10:36

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Originally Posted by mixteus

Help!
I can not open Text files?

Please see attached image, any help is greatly appreciated.

Looks like the file association for txt is corrupted.

Hopefully an XP user will paste the steps necessary to reset it (I can't recall the menu sequence and am on NT right now) I think it's somewhere in the windowsexplorer options menu.

Till then try opening notepad first then either do file open and browse to the file, or drag the file into notepad.

Also a useful tip would be to put a shortcut to notepad in your "send-to" folder. That way you can right click on a file and select send-to

BTW
Why scrub out the user name when it's plainly visible in the window title ?

EDIT
Having just read the rest of the comments in the thread.
If notepad wont open try wordpad
I'd also suggest a thorough virus check in case a nasty is corrupting exe's.

mixteus · 28-01-2004, 10:55

Well spotted Meta, so much for me being a smarty pants!

Thank's for the advice.

Nemesis · 28-01-2004, 10:57

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Originally Posted by mixteus

Well spotted Meta, so much for me being a smarty pants!

Thank's for the advice.

I was leading to that ....

but was seeing if may be somethina a little more nasty ....

mixteus · 28-01-2004, 10:58

Nemisis,

When I start/run notepad, it states,

"Notepad is not a valid Win32 application"?

Nemesis · 28-01-2004, 10:59

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Originally Posted by mixteus

Nemisis,

When I start/run notepad, it states,

"Notepad is not a valid Win32 application"?

Ok ... interesting prob here ...

Can you try the same but use WORDPAD instead of notepad ... does it run.

mixteus · 28-01-2004, 11:12

I have just managed to "run" wordpad no problem.

I have also run Adaware and Spybot and they did not come up with anything significant apart from cookies?

As I said earlier, notepad will open from within Windows, weird?

I suppose next step will be a virus scan?

paulyoung666 · 28-01-2004, 11:18

hi , i have just zipped up notepad from my win32 folder , if you want to try it , replace your copy with mine and see if it will work , mind you i am not saying it will but there you go

rdhw · 28-01-2004, 11:19

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Originally Posted by mixteus

"Notepad is not a valid Win32 application"?

This looks bad. Check to see whether you have a virus. Also check to see whether you have duplicates of notepad.exe on hard disk, one of which is bogus and comes earlier in the PATH than the true notepad.exe.

To check whether some of your Windows files are corrupted, open a command prompt window and type the command sfc. You might need to supply your XP installation CD-ROM for the check.

Nemesis · 28-01-2004, 11:19

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Originally Posted by mixteus

I have just managed to "run" wordpad no problem.

I have also run Adaware and Spybot and they did not come up with anything significant apart from cookies?

As I said earlier, notepad will open from within Windows, weird?

I suppose next step will be a virus scan?

Can you do a search for notepad* and we'll see if there is a duplication of the name on the current path.

Another thing to check is ...

Right click on My computer ... properties ... Advanced ... Environment Variables

Check that windows\system32 is in the PATH

Neil · 28-01-2004, 11:23

I dont think that Notepad is the issue here-what is it you're trying to open that won't open in Notepad Mixteus??

paulyoung666 · 28-01-2004, 11:41

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Originally Posted by Neil

I dont think that Notepad is the issue here-what is it you're trying to open that won't open in Notepad Mixteus??

dont think so neil i have just tried opening a zip file with notepad and it does but produces a load of garbage