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don,t worry it,s good news at last got it open !! feel like such a prat now,
at least i know what notepad is all about thanks for all your help and
patience time for a large drink!!
cheers
"Harry Ohrn" wrote:
> XP should be able to easily open a .txt or "text" file. Notepad is the
> native program for reading such a file. Sometimes if the file is too large
> notepad will have trouble opening it in which case WordPad or most other
> wordprocessors can handle it. There is a possibility that the file is
> corrupt. Anyway you can try right clicking on the file. From the menu that
> opens select 'edit'. If the file is not corrupt it should open into notepad.
> If the text is unreadable then the file might be another type that was
> renamed to .txt You ay have to revisit the website and try downloading it
> again.
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
> "susan" <susan.lach@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:27D9E12E-6DA7-4656-95DF-750147F7A3F1@microsoft.com...
> > got u now Harry !!! .txt that is the other file i couldn,t open (the
> > original
> > one is F****D) what do i do now??
> >
> > "Harry Ohrn" wrote:
> >
> >> Susan I don't know how to ask this question any other way. What are the
> >> last
> >> three letters in the file name? That will give us a clue as to which
> >> program
> >> may be able to read the file.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> >> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >>
> >>
> >> "susan" <susan.lach@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:A97773A4-4D90-417F-9C3D-6445EED1FDB3@microsoft.com...
> >> > thanks for you help Harry,
> >> > the information was originally from a web site i
> >> > used
> >> > to register my details, which i think only the university and I had
> >> > access
> >> > to
> >> > as it is my own personal account. i saved it by going to FILE, SAVE IN
> >> > DOCUMENTS FOLDER, i have tried again to open it and it asks me to
> >> > select
> >> > a
> >> > program, which automaticaly highlights adobe reader (does this mean it
> >> > is
> >> > a
> >> > .pdf file?) however when adobe tries to open it i get :could not open
> >> > file
> >> > because it is either not a supported file or it was sent as an email
> >> > attchment and wasn,t properly decoded.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Harry Ohrn" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I should have also asked how did you save this file? Was it just a
> >> >> webpage
> >> >> or was it a link to a document. Are the last three letters .PDF ? If
> >> >> so
> >> >> you
> >> >> will need Adobe Reader. It is free
> >> >>
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> >> >> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
> >> >> news:OduwneXhEHA.2916@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > What type of files are these? You need to have a program installed
> >> >> > that
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > capable of opening those files and those files need to be associated
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > that application. Post back with the last three letters of the file
> >> >> > (the
> >> >> > file extension letters that come after the "." for example Microsoft
> >> >> > Word
> >> >> > files are general .DOC , text files are .TXT and some graphics files
> >> >> > are
> >> >> > .JPG or .BMP
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> >> >> > www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "susan" <susan.lach@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:6370C39F-16F8-458F-B721-347C0270ADE2@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> i,ve been trying to open files that i saved in my documents but
> >> >> >> when i
> >> >> >> try to
> >> >> >> open it i get this msg :
> >> >> >> windows cannot open file
> >> >> >> it needs to know what file created it
> >> >> >> : use web to find program
> >> >> >> :select program from list
> >> >> >> I have no idea what it,s talking about!!!!!
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> lachygirl
> >> >> >
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