notepad text files

[James Straight]

I tried transferring a txt file by floppy from my Win ME puter to a Win XP
puter. When i double click on the file on the floppy disk it does not open.
I can see the file on the floppy when i look thru explore. The same thing
happens with a notepad txt file from a Win 98SE puter. Both the Win ME and
Win 98 puter can open txt files made on the XP puter. I have tried going to
compatability and making XP compatible to these files but that doesnt work
either. If i put a doc file on a floppy it will open. It seems that XP
doesnt like txt files from earlier OS'es. Am i missing something here or is
this a common problem? I did notice that the file sizes on notpad exe are
different. 52K on Win ME and 64.5K on XP. Has microsoft left out this
compatibility? Thanks for any help.
JamesS

 

[Lem]

There have been a number of posts concerning the inability of WinXP to read
floppy disks (not just notepad files on floppies, but any files on floppies)
that were created on Win98 systems. I suspect that your Win ME problem is the
same. After some debate, I think the best solution is described here:
http://tinyurl.com/llkb