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[Dark Side Of The Moon]

Need Some Help...

[Grifter_7]

I'm not sure how to fix your Notepad problem but here's how to remove the Realsearch.com spyware. :

http://computercops.biz/postt78688.html

Perhaps if you remove the spyware the notepad problem will resolve itself. If not then you could always find the notepad.exe file and recreate a shortcut link in the appropriate place.[/url]

[thunderclap8]

If you know when the problem started, I'd recommend using system restore to roll everything back. (Assuming you are using XP of course)

It's a lot easier than fixing those kinds of problems.

Or, if you have the windows XP install disk still, run a repair session.

Boot off the cd, and tell it you want to install windows (do not pick the first repair option as it's not really a repair session and won't fix anything). The disk will detect that you already have XP installed and ask if you want to repair it. This'll take a few hours and you won't lose any files.

I work tech support part time and we see some pretty screwed up laptops. One of these two methods works 99% of the time.

[catherwood]

associating a text file with notepad

[ariock]

Could be behind Door Number 3

[Dark Side Of The Moon]

Thanks to all on the suggestions...they were great!

Unfortunately they didn't work either...

I have the Millenium Edition and the resolve posted at Computer Cops is for XP...I don't have the options he's describing there...I tried using deviations of the process, but couldn't find any of the supposed bad folder's /files...

Catherwood had the closest system to mine and her soulution allmost worked for my Notepad problem....except that Notepad, even thou I know it still exists and is present, doesn't come up in the add/remove option...

So I don't know...it's frustrating...I'll keep plugging along at it...I can't go back in time because all the Go Back points are later than when my problems/ system were infected, so that's out too...and as for right clicking, I get the entire field of options including View Source, but when I click on it it comes up as Notepad not installed as default browser or whatever it said...

Arrrghhh!!!

Lol...thanks for trying anyways! Any other ideas?

[thunderclap8]

what browser are you running? If you're using IE, install Firefox. It's got its own source viewer built in, separate from notepad.

[SuperJerms]

try hitting [windows] + F to bring up the find files and folders dialogue, then search for NOTEPAD.EXE

if i recall, you'll find it in your c:/windows/system32 folder.

if you can find it's location in the system, you can right click on the actual file and choose sendto desktop (make shortcut) or you can right-click-and-drag to the desktop and it will give you the option to copy there.