On 27 Apr 2006 at 16:29, Lewis c Emerson wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> I received an attachment today and the Icon looks like one used by
> Microsoft's notepad, but when I tried to open it I get an error message
> indicating that the size is too large for Notepad and would I like to
> open it in WordPad.  However, when I tried this I get another message
> indicating that there was a failure in launching WordPad.
> 
> I can't find WordPad on this machine and wonder if someone can steer me
> to a site where it might be downloaded?
> 
> Thanks - Lewis Emerson

  I believe thw Win 95/98/ME version of NotePad can only open files up to 
64KB in size, but that the version included in NT/2K/XP is not so 
restricted.
  I also seem to recall that WordPad was an optional component; you could 
choose to install it or not.  In that case, if you have your original 
Windows media handy, you should be able to use Add/Remove Programs to 
install this component.
  Because it's a Windows component, there's not going to be any legitimate 
place you can download it from.  BUT there are at least half a dozen decent 
shareware replacements for WordPad available, and you may find that you like 
one of them better than NotePad, too.

David Gillett

 
 

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