Cannot start Wordpad.exe

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After reinstalling windows, I get a "FAILED TO CREATE EMPTY DOCUMENT"
everytime I try to run Wordpad. Anyone know a right fix for this?
 
Please try the following steps to resolve the issue:

1. Open Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs, and the click on the Windows
Setup
tab.
2. On the Windows Setup tab, double click on Accessories listed in the
Component
list.
3. Uncheck the box beside WordPad, and then click OK to uninstall WordPad.
4. Click OK to close the Windows setup and the Add/Remove programs.
5. Restart the computer.
6. Open the Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs again.
7. Open the Windows Setup tab, and double click on Accessories listed in
the
Component list.
8. Check the box beside WordPad, and then click OK->OK to reinstall
WordPad.

Let me know if this works

Dave
 
I don't see wordpad on accessories. However I see something synonymous called
Document Template which has a windows on white background icon, and it's
unchecked. I hope you can solve the problem Dave.
 
Sorry about the first posting. I believe that the steps I provided were
for a previous OS.

Please follow these steps to reinstall Word Pad:

Step 1: Uninstall.

Click Start->Run, type the below line in the Open box, press Enter.

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection
%windir%\INF\wordpad.inf,MSWordPadUninstall

Step 2: Reinstall.

Type the below line in the Open box to reinstall Wordpad.

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\wordpad.inf,MSWordPad

Please let me know the results after trying these steps. If anything in my
email is
unclear, I will be glad to be of assistance.

please substitute the location of your Windows folder for the %windir%
variables (i.e. c:\windows\inf.....)

P.S. The run command line is case sensative.

Regards,

Dave
 
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