word pad documents

[Guest]

i have alot of letters saved in my Documents i typed on Word Pad..all of a
sudden, i can't open them. i get error msg...no program assoc w/this file,
go to folder options and create one. what is that and why, how do i do that?
why do i need to? did something go wrong that it suddenly started this?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Which file type?
Meanwhile, see the following link for file association fixes:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


i have alot of letters saved in my Documents i typed on Word Pad..all of a
sudden, i can't open them. i get error msg...no program assoc w/this file,
go to folder options and create one. what is that and why, how do i do
that?
why do i need to? did something go wrong that it suddenly started this?

 

[Guest]

i had typed several letters and saved them in My Documents. i typed them on
Word Pad. don't know what "type" they are...am not very good w/computers

 

[Guest]

found type...RTF

 

[Guest]

i think it's an"RTF" file...does that sound right?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Might be the case. You can determine the file extension by right-clicking
the file and choosing Properties. The extension will be specified there.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


i think it's an"RTF" file...does that sound right?

 

[Guest]

it appears my "word pad" program has Disappeared off my computer. how do i
reload it?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Type in Start, Run:

%programfiles%\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe

This launches WordPad (if the executable is present)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


it appears my "word pad" program has Disappeared off my computer. how do i
reload it?

 

[Guest]

i now believe the file was corrupted when i sent a document thru e-mail, it
was not decoded correctly. how do i fix that and get my word pad back?
--
lynn

Might be the case. You can determine the file extension by right-clicking
the file and choosing Properties. The extension will be specified there.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


i think it's an"RTF" file...does that sound right?
--
lynn

Which file type?
Meanwhile, see the following link for file association fixes:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


i have alot of letters saved in my Documents i typed on Word Pad..all of a
sudden, i can't open them. i get error msg...no program assoc w/this
file,
go to folder options and create one. what is that and why, how do i do
that?
why do i need to? did something go wrong that it suddenly started this?

 

[Guest]

tried that, says it wasn't able to locate

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Which mail client are you using? In case the file attachment arrived as a
text encoded file, then you need to decode it. The following third-party
utilities can divide and/or reintegrate a text encoded file into its binary
format:

. Decode Shell Extension (Funduc Software)
http://www.funduc.com/otsoft.htm (http://www.funduc.com/otsoft.htm)
. e-ttachment Opener (DataViz, Inc.)
http://www.dataviz.com/Products/ETO/ETO_Home.html
(http://www.dataviz.com/Products/ETO/ETO_Home.html)
. Wincode (Snappy Software)
http://www.members.global2000.net/snappy/wincode.html
(http://www.members.global2000.net/snappy/wincode.html)
. WinZip (Nico Mak Computing, Inc.)
http://www.winzip.com/info.htm (http://www.winzip.com/info.htm)
. XferPro32 (Sabasoft, Inc.)
http://www.sabasoft.com/info/xferp32.htm
(http://www.sabasoft.com/info/xferp32.htm)


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


i now believe the file was corrupted when i sent a document thru e-mail, it
was not decoded correctly. how do i fix that and get my word pad back?
--
lynn

Might be the case. You can determine the file extension by right-clicking
the file and choosing Properties. The extension will be specified there.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


i think it's an"RTF" file...does that sound right?
--
lynn

Which file type?
Meanwhile, see the following link for file association fixes:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


i have alot of letters saved in my Documents i typed on Word Pad..all of
a
sudden, i can't open them. i get error msg...no program assoc w/this
file,
go to folder options and create one. what is that and why, how do i do
that?
why do i need to? did something go wrong that it suddenly started
this?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Additional copy of Wordpad.exe wll be available in the
C:\Windows\System32\DllCache folder. Copy it to the following path:

C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories

If that does not help, insert your Windows XP CD-ROM (with Service pack
integration) and then type the following command in Start, Run dialog:

rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\Windows\Inf\wordpad.inf,
MSWordPad

If you have the setup files dumped in the hard disk, then mention its path
when prompted. The above command attempts to reinstall WordPad.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


tried that, says it wasn't able to locate

 

[Guest]

i found it in the cache folder but don't understand how to copy it somewhere
else. is there a way i can speak to you and you can talk me thru this?
please.
--
lynn

Additional copy of Wordpad.exe wll be available in the
C:\Windows\System32\DllCache folder. Copy it to the following path:

C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories

If that does not help, insert your Windows XP CD-ROM (with Service pack
integration) and then type the following command in Start, Run dialog:

rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\Windows\Inf\wordpad.inf,
MSWordPad

If you have the setup files dumped in the hard disk, then mention its path
when prompted. The above command attempts to reinstall WordPad.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


tried that, says it wasn't able to locate
--
lynn

Type in Start, Run:

%programfiles%\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe

This launches WordPad (if the executable is present)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


it appears my "word pad" program has Disappeared off my computer. how do
i
reload it?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Right-click the file and choose "Copy"
Open the Target folder, and right-click on an empty area. Choose Paste.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


i found it in the cache folder but don't understand how to copy it somewhere
else. is there a way i can speak to you and you can talk me thru this?
please.
--
lynn

Additional copy of Wordpad.exe wll be available in the
C:\Windows\System32\DllCache folder. Copy it to the following path:

C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories

If that does not help, insert your Windows XP CD-ROM (with Service pack
integration) and then type the following command in Start, Run dialog:

rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\Windows\Inf\wordpad.inf,
MSWordPad

If you have the setup files dumped in the hard disk, then mention its path
when prompted. The above command attempts to reinstall WordPad.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


tried that, says it wasn't able to locate
--
lynn

Type in Start, Run:

%programfiles%\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe

This launches WordPad (if the executable is present)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


it appears my "word pad" program has Disappeared off my computer. how
do
i
reload it?