Reinstall Notepad.exe

[Dingo]

Hi. I get this notice whenever or where ever I try to open Notepad.
How would I re- install this in WinXP Home............Thanks. Dingo

16bit MS-DOS Subsystem
C:\Documents and Setting\My Name\Start
Menu\Programs\Accessories\Notepad.Ink

The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS: Odcb IP:0120 OP:63 61 6e 20 73
Choose 'close' to terminate the application.

 

[Kelly]

Notepad surely don't seem to be related......

Notepad, line 326: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based
program
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767&Product=winxp

NTVDM CPU
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=NTVDM+CPU+&btnG=Google+Search

 

[Alex Nichol]

Hi. I get this notice whenever or where ever I try to open Notepad.
How would I re- install this in WinXP Home............Thanks. Dingo

16bit MS-DOS Subsystem
C:\Documents and Setting\My Name\Start
Menu\Programs\Accessories\Notepad.Ink

The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS: Odcb IP:0120 OP:63 61 6e 20 73
Choose 'close' to terminate the application.

You have some Adware/spyware which has replaced the Notepad.exe with a
malicious one. Look for it in C:\windows and delete it; then copy the
one from windows\system32 into windows. And get and run AdAware or
other antispy; see www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm for links

 

[Dingo]

Hi Kelly. Thanks for the references on the NTVDM.
Both required using Notepad at some point which was unavailable to me.
However, I did a System Restore which seemed to fix the problem. In
case it helps, I think it happened when I created a folder on my desktop
and tried to name it HijackThis.exe and it wouldn't create it.
There was already a HijackThis.exe on the desktop and then a dialog box
came up from SpyCatcher (Hijack's creator) asking to report the error
and send a copy of the log.

 

[Dingo]

Hi Alex.
I did a System Restore which seemed to fix the problem. In case it
helps, I think it happened when I created a folder on my desktop and
tried to name it HijackThis.exe. and was prevented from doing so.

There was already a HijackThis.exe on the desktop and then a dialog box
came up from SpyCatcher (Hijack's creator) asking to report the error
and send a copy of the log which I did.

 

[Kelly]

Ah....I see. Thanks for the update and glad all is well. )