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Notepad ... it's gone
I use notepad a lot when I am copying and pasting things from websites or newsletters. I had a shortcut on my start menu for it. Not sure what happened but I went to click on it and I got a message saying it was not there (invalid shortcut).
No problem .. I went to start, all programs, accessories and guess what, its not there either. Now I feel dumb ... I don't know where else to look for it, to get my shortcut back on my start menu. Would someone please help me? Thank you XP Pro SP2 Last edited by koala1; December 18th, 2007 at 10:32 PM. Reason: adding more detail |
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First things first, let's see if notepad.exe still exists.
Start>Run>Notepad[ENTER] Any luck? |
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yes it came up ....
thank you for responding |
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Koala - well, the program is still on your hard drive (usually in your Windows folder/subfolder - a search on 'notepad.exe' will find the file) - just curious 'why' the shortcut 'disappeared' in your START meun option? Once you find the program, just 'right-click' and setup the shortcuts desired or 'pin' to your Start menu - good luck - BTW, I'd probably make a shortcut to the desktop or place the program in the Quick Lauch menu if you use it that much -
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I have no idea why it disappeared. I have used it several times today, but just one click too many and it was gone ... who knows.
I will do as you say. Do you have any idea why (just a thought) it might have disappeared from the start .. all programs .. accessories list?? This has never happened to me before. Thank you for your help ... it is very much appreciated. |
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But, again find the 'notepad.exe' file in your Windows folder, and then setup the appropriate 'shortcuts' & pin to your 'Start menu' - please report back if a problem arises - all of this should be pretty simple (except explaining the above?) - |
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Reporting in as requested .... I shortcuted notepad.exe to my start menu and it is working.
Thanks |
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GREAT! Of course, try out any of the other suggestions!
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That happend on my moms computer one time (XP) and the shortcut was changed to "Amovie" or something like that...
I just re-created the shortcut AND LOCKED IT so it couldnt happen again! |
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