notepad

When I click on Help and Support I get a notepad screen with uninteligible symbols. Help!

EDIT: Ok, weirdest thing ever but suddenly there is no problem... This was like this all day until now. Check out the picture of my desktop: Basically most of the icon graphics for my computer disappeared and were replaced with the standard windows icon cover... (some still remain) It's...

I cannot save a file on any program. Microsoft word, wordpad, notepad whatever i click save as or save whatever and NOTHING:mad: happens. thats the first thing, Second thing is I've tried to upload photos online, facebook, photobucket, picnik, whatever anything and i click "browse" or "choose...

[SOLVED].TXT files stuck on "System Information" as Current Default Hi I hope I can explain this properly! I have somehow changed the default programme for .txt files to open with so when I double click on a notepad file it says "This is not a file type System Information can open" befoe...

I ofter need to copy-paste text with formatting to unformatted text. So I want to copy-paste as text. The obvious workaround I have been using for years is to paste in notepad and then copy-paste it again so formatting is gone. Does windows 7 finally have this functionality built in? I can't...

Hi guys, I recently received my laptop back from Asus and now when using any word processing program I'm prompted to save via Save As pop up following almost every key stroke. I'm not sure what happened or what is going on and was hoping someone may have an idea as to how to stop this from...

In the attachment provided, you will find an extensive list of COM Error Codes and a brief description of each. The list contains: 1. COM Error Codes 2. Miscellaneous Error Codes 3. OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) Errors 4. Windows Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) error codes 5...

Hello, Ok, here is my problem Each time i open a .exe file it opens with Notepad, and i see some ASCII code! now, i searched many forums, and they all says "Open Regedit" and bla bla bla".. or "Open cmd and bla bla bla".. ok that's amazing BUT! regedit.EXE, and cmd.EXE are .EXE...

I'm naturally dissappointed that Windows 7 has several issues that no operating system should have. One of the first problems I had was Wordpad, Notepad Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer would get exe has stopped working messages. I found Kodak drivers on my system and deleted them. I still...

Does anyone know of a way to tweak jump lists, so that instead of disabling them system wide, you can just disable them for specific programs? For example, I would like to turn off jump lists for IE and Notepad, but leave the jump lists for RDC and VPC enabled. Is there a way to do this...

I can no longer open any programs at all on main account on my computer. Yes, reghkr screed up the registry. I was working on a poster's problem regarding only allowing certain applications to run. I created the correct registry keys and placed notepad and regedit in the list. I tested...

(Resolved) Default registry settings needed for Notepad in HKCR I was using a program called Default Programs Editor to associate some files and give them some custom icons I made, but one of them in specific (.BIN files) didn't work out too well. Well, all the changes I made to .BIN files are...

My AVG Internet security removed some applications such as Notepad windows media player xps viewer Solitaire game windows media center windows dvd maker display switch remote desktop connection snipping tool k-lite codec pack (media player classic) as it contain a virus now How...

I made a stupid mistake and changed the default program that runs .txt files to cmd. Now when I right click .txt files and try and change the default program back to notepad the "Opens With" option is not there anymore. I also tried going into Control panel/Programs/Make a file type always open...

Link Removed - Invalid URL A simple change made into Windows 7’s registry can cause the operating system to cut access for end users to the settings of the User Account Control feature. According to the Redmond company, the Office 97 has been identified as the source of the problem...

I'm trying to find a way to allow the white/blank areas of any program to be aero or glass themed like in this screenshot: Link Removed due to 404 Error I already have firefox glassed as well as glass notepad and glass cmd all as separate programs though. I want to be able to just extend aero...

Howdy all: I've seen some threads elsewhere on this problem, but found nothing that I could follow to fix it. I cannot believe that Microsoft would sell an OS that will not allow a computer user to edit/save something as simple as a notepad document on his own computer. When I try to save a...

Somehow my brother managed to set shortcuts (all .lnk files) to open with notepad, thus losing their function as shortcut buttons, just opening notepads. I would greatly appreciate if someone could help me out on this . Thanks in advance, Claustrophobia

[Solved] HELP, .exe file association is locked to Notepad Hello everyone, I am a computer fool who has just jumped on the Win7 bandwagon because i was tired of XP clogging my machine up ( not to mention infested with bugs). I had wanted to run a .exe/.exc file and somehow, windows determined...

I am trying to rename notepad.exe but can't. I tried different ways (windows explorer, command prompt, power shell). Is there way to do it?