How do we install wordpad on a Windows XP computer with WORDPAD.EX_ ?

How do we install Wordpad on a WinXP computer?

Searching for "wordpad", I find the following:
- C:\i386\WORDPAD.EX_
- C:\i386\wordpad.inf
- C:\i386\wordpad.chm
- C:\i386\wordpad.hlp

I downloaded a *.doc template form to write to Nancy Pelosi & Hillary
Clinton asking for their record on votes to repeal the hellish horrors of
the alternative minimum tax system (a second federal tax system for
California and New Yorkers).

I don't have Microsoft Word or Sun Open Office - but shouldn't wordpad
suffice for a simple memo?

But how do I install Wordpad from the files that I have?

Sue

"Susan Grossman" <sgrossman@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:1k8o6nn76a90l.3ncpezjdoddz$.dlg@40tude.net...
> How do we install Wordpad on a WinXP computer?
>
> Searching for "wordpad", I find the following:
> - C:\i386\WORDPAD.EX_
> - C:\i386\wordpad.inf
> - C:\i386\wordpad.chm
> - C:\i386\wordpad.hlp


<snip>

First off...
by default...XP already has wordpad.

If you deleted it just use the expand command

viz:


C:\i386> expand wordpad.ex_ c:\winnt\wordpad.exe

Susan Grossman wrote:
<SNIP>
>
> I downloaded a *.doc template form to write to Nancy Pelosi & Hillary
> Clinton asking for their record on votes to repeal the hellish horrors of
> the alternative minimum tax system (a second federal tax system for
> California and New Yorkers).
>
<SNIP>
>
> Sue

and second, you can research this simply be going to the appropriate
*.gov website for each member (and if that is not enough then use Yahoo
or AOL's government pages).

On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:26:24 GMT, Susan Grossman wrote:

> How do we install Wordpad on a WinXP computer?
> Searching for "wordpad", I find the following:
> - C:\i386\WORDPAD.EX_
> - C:\i386\wordpad.inf
> - C:\i386\wordpad.chm
> - C:\i386\wordpad.hlp

I should note that I ran a complete file system search and there is no
other anything-wordpad-anything on my computer.

Yet I never uninstalled wordpad (at least on purpose I didn't).

Some people said to look in "c:\program files\windows nt\accessories" but
I don't even have a c:\program files directory as I moved it to c:\programs
the day I bought the computer via the registry search and replace mechanism
of PC magazine change of address.

Can I just install wordpad into
c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad\wordpad.exe using the INF file? Do I
modify that INF file or copy it to the directory above to run the
installation?

Sue

On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:38:17 -0600, philo wrote:
> by default...XP already has wordpad.
> If you deleted it just use the expand command
> C:\i386> expand wordpad.ex_ c:\winnt\wordpad.

Here is what I tried on the Windows XP command line:

Start > Run > cmd
c:\> cd c:\i386
c:\> mkdir c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad
c:\> expand wordpad.ex_ c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad

This provided the message:
Microsoft (R) File Expansion Utility Version 5.1.2600.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1990-1999. All rights reserved.

Expanding wordpad.ex_ to c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad\wordpad.ex_.
wordpad.ex_: 78082 bytes expanded to 214528 bytes, 174% increase.

Huh?

When I do a listing of what resulted, all it did was move the wordpad.ex_
file to the desired directory.

c:\> dir c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad
This provided the listing:

C:\i386> dir c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 23AC-319F

Directory of c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad

02/17/2007 01:12 PM <DIR> .
02/17/2007 01:12 PM <DIR> ..
08/04/2004 12:56 AM 214,528 wordpad.ex_
1 File(s) 214,528 bytes
2 Dir(s) 18,204,901,376 bytes free


But when I created a shortcut called "wordpad" on the desktop and then
clicked on it so that it would find wordpad.exe, it failed to find it.

Maybe the "expand" command doesn't work like we think it works?

I had never heard of the DOS expand command before.
The help says:

C:\> expand /?
Microsoft (R) File Expansion Utility Version 5.1.2600.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1990-1999. All rights reserved.

Expands one or more compressed files.

EXPAND [-r] Source Destination
EXPAND -r Source [Destination]
EXPAND -D Source.cab [-F:Files]
EXPAND Source.cab -F:Files Destination

-r Rename expanded files.
-D Display list of files in source.
Source Source file specification. Wildcards may be used.
-F:Files Name of files to expand from a .CAB.
Destination Destination file | path specification.
Destination may be a directory.
If Source is multiple files and -r is not specified,
Destination must be a directory.

Am I doing something wrong to install wordpad on WinXP?

Sue

In article <1k8o6nn76a90l.3ncpezjdoddz$.dlg@40tude.net>, Susan Grossman
of sgrossman@sbcglobal.net, felt we'd be interested in the following...

[snip political drivel]

> I downloaded a *.doc template form to write to

This is alt.comp.freeware.
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Susan Grossman wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:38:17 -0600, philo wrote:
>> by default...XP already has wordpad.
>> If you deleted it just use the expand command
>> C:\i386> expand wordpad.ex_ c:\winnt\wordpad.
>
> Here is what I tried on the Windows XP command line:
>
> Start > Run > cmd
> c:\> cd c:\i386
> c:\> mkdir c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad
> c:\> expand wordpad.ex_ c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad
>
> This provided the message:
> Microsoft (R) File Expansion Utility Version 5.1.2600.0
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1990-1999. All rights reserved.
>
> Expanding wordpad.ex_ to c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad\wordpad.ex_.
> wordpad.ex_: 78082 bytes expanded to 214528 bytes, 174% increase.
>
> Huh?
>
> When I do a listing of what resulted, all it did was move the wordpad.ex_
> file to the desired directory.
>
> c:\> dir c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad
> This provided the listing:
>
> C:\i386> dir c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad
> Volume in drive C has no label.
> Volume Serial Number is 23AC-319F
>
> Directory of c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad
>
> 02/17/2007 01:12 PM <DIR> .
> 02/17/2007 01:12 PM <DIR> ..
> 08/04/2004 12:56 AM 214,528 wordpad.ex_
> 1 File(s) 214,528 bytes
> 2 Dir(s) 18,204,901,376 bytes free
>
>
> But when I created a shortcut called "wordpad" on the desktop and then
> clicked on it so that it would find wordpad.exe, it failed to find it.
>
> Maybe the "expand" command doesn't work like we think it works?
>
> I had never heard of the DOS expand command before.
> The help says:
>
> C:\> expand /?
> Microsoft (R) File Expansion Utility Version 5.1.2600.0
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1990-1999. All rights reserved.
>
> Expands one or more compressed files.
>
> EXPAND [-r] Source Destination
> EXPAND -r Source [Destination]
> EXPAND -D Source.cab [-F:Files]
> EXPAND Source.cab -F:Files Destination
>
> -r Rename expanded files.
> -D Display list of files in source.
> Source Source file specification. Wildcards may be used.
> -F:Files Name of files to expand from a .CAB.
> Destination Destination file | path specification.
> Destination may be a directory.
> If Source is multiple files and -r is not specified,
> Destination must be a directory.
>
> Am I doing something wrong to install wordpad on WinXP?
>
> Sue


now in the target directory RENAME wordpad.ex_ to wordpad.exe

Susan Grossman wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:26:24 GMT, Susan Grossman wrote:
>
>> How do we install Wordpad on a WinXP computer?
>> Searching for "wordpad", I find the following:
>> - C:\i386\WORDPAD.EX_
>> - C:\i386\wordpad.inf
>> - C:\i386\wordpad.chm
>> - C:\i386\wordpad.hlp
>
> I should note that I ran a complete file system search and there is no
> other anything-wordpad-anything on my computer.
>
> Yet I never uninstalled wordpad (at least on purpose I didn't).
>
> Some people said to look in "c:\program files\windows nt\accessories" but
> I don't even have a c:\program files directory as I moved it to c:\programs
> the day I bought the computer via the registry search and replace mechanism
> of PC magazine change of address.
>
> Can I just install wordpad into
> c:\programs\editors\microsof\wordpad\wordpad.exe using the INF file? Do I
> modify that INF file or copy it to the directory above to run the
> installation?
>
> Sue


It should already be in your "C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories"
directory (I think) and also in your Start>Programs>Acessories shortcuts

"Susan Grossman" <sgrossman@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:1v6jnj741zy8$.1omyqudnekzvf$.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:38:17 -0600, philo wrote:
>> by default...XP already has wordpad.
>> If you deleted it just use the expand command
>> C:\i386> expand wordpad.ex_ c:\winnt\wordpad.
>
snipped.
>
Try Rt/click on wordpad.inf, and then install.
It might work.

On 17 Feb 2007, Susan Grossman wrote

> How do we install Wordpad on a WinXP computer?

(Puts on Chandler voice)

Could this *be* further off-topic for alt.comp.freeware?

Follow-ups set accordingly.