Missing Notepad

[Rosebud]

I discovered that Notepad was missing (Win 98) when I tried to look at the source for a web page and got an error message that it couldn't find Notepad. This brings to mind a couple of questions:

1. Realizing that this isn't the Netscape forum, how can I associate the action of viewing a web page's source with any program (Word, Wordpad, etc.)?

2. Which CD do I need in order to reinstall Notepad?

Thanks, in advance, for your help!

Rosebud

 

[reghakr]

Rosebud,

Can't help with Netscape, quit using it altogether.

First, do a find for notepad.exe

It's probably located in the cab files on your harddrive.

Go to c:\windows\options\cabs, right-click on the cabs directory and choose Find. Type in notepad.exe in the CONTAINING TEXT box.

Extract it to the c:\windows directory.

reghakr

 

[paulwood]

In Netscape 6 you go to Edit > Preferences > Navigator > Helper Applications, highlight text/html and click edit. It's pretty obvious from there.

Couldn't tell you about previous versions, but the above may help.

 

[Rosebud]

Thanks, Reghakr, for your reply. There are two items in the CAB folder: WIN98_42.CAB (a 1,676 WinZip file) and SUBASE.INF (a 59K Setup Information file). Then I did a find on the C drive for a file named notepad.exe and came up with nothing. I'm beginning to think I don't have Notepad ... what do you think?

 

[Rosebud]

Paulwood - thanks for answering my question. Unfortunately I asked the wrong question. I was at work when I asked and I use Netscape there. My problem is at home where I use IE 5.5. THAT's where I'd like to know how to associate the action of viewing a web page's source with any program (Word, Wordpad, etc.) because it looks as if I don't have Notepad. Do you know IE as well as Netscape?

TIA, Rosebud

 

[Kento]

You have to use Notepad to view the source. You can run SFC (start--run--type SFC and press enter) and extract notepad.exe from C:\Windows\Options\Cabs. Or post an email addy and one of us could send it to you.

A possibility for Notepads disappearance is if you have the Qaz virus. Run a scan and see but I don't think you're infected.

 

[Kento]

By the way, Notepad.exe would go into the Windows folder.

 

[Rosebud]

BINGO - thanks, I now have Notepad back and don't have to worry about associating anything else! Gotta love this group!

 

[reghakr]

To add your preference to the View>Source option in Internet Explorer, go to Start>Run, type regedit. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
Right-click on the Internet Expolorer key, choose new>Key, name it View Source Editor, right-click on View Source Editor key, choose new>Key name it Editor Name, right-click on (Default) in the right pane and type the name of your editor (for example I use Textpad.)

As long as the application has an entry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths, you need only provide the name.

If it doesn't have any entry you'll need to enter the full pathname (for example,) "C:\Program Files\TextPad 4\TextPad.exe"

In your case, if you still want Notepad as your editor just type Notepad when you right-click on the (Default) untry under the Editor Name key

reghakr