Notepad problem upon login

[Guest]

I opened an e-mail with a notpad attachment which I tried to open. I could
not open it. After that every time I log on to my computer I get a small
square box that says - "The system cannot find the specified path" OK! Behind
that little square box is a big square box that is titled "Untitled Notepad".
Can someone tell me what to do so these do not come up everytime I log on to
my computer. Thank you!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Bill,

Was that attachment an executable file-type?

How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560

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Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

 

[Guest]

I believe it was but it would not open for me and then caused this problem.

 

[David Candy]

Notpad is a virus. It replaces notepad with notpad and renames notepad to notpad. So it's hard to know what you mean - too many nots and notes. Your AV probably deleted the file.