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Unreadable Notepad Doc
I have a Notepad document that is unreadable, just loads of little symbols and letters which make no sense. Is there a way of converting it to make it readable?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You could try opening the document with WordPad instead of NotePad. Usually if a .txt file doesn't look right in one it will in the other.
Right click the .txt file and choose Open With...
If Wordpad isn't suggested then scroll down the list and select it...it's usually near the bottom if not the last option.
If it's not in the list then use Choose Program..., and navigate to C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories (for XP SP3), else search for it.
You can also choose to always use Wordpad to open this type of file should you wish.
Regards.
Right click the .txt file and choose Open With...
If Wordpad isn't suggested then scroll down the list and select it...it's usually near the bottom if not the last option.
If it's not in the list then use Choose Program..., and navigate to C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories (for XP SP3), else search for it.
You can also choose to always use Wordpad to open this type of file should you wish.
Regards.
Thanks everyone, unfortunately none of that works, I'm still getting this kind of thing in Word, Wordpad and Notepad
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I was sent this from a computer running Windows XP, I'm running Windows Vista, could that be why. I have no viruses and do regular scans. Is it maybe encrypted in some way?
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I was sent this from a computer running Windows XP, I'm running Windows Vista, could that be why. I have no viruses and do regular scans. Is it maybe encrypted in some way?
Try renaming the file to .zip.
If that doesn't work (i.e., the zip program built into Vista can't unzip it), then ask the sender for another copy. Something's gone strange.
If you do ask for another copy, ask them to zip the file first. This can help with sending certain types of files, that can sometimes have their format messed up when going through email.
If that doesn't work (i.e., the zip program built into Vista can't unzip it), then ask the sender for another copy. Something's gone strange.
If you do ask for another copy, ask them to zip the file first. This can help with sending certain types of files, that can sometimes have their format messed up when going through email.
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