I've had this problem for some time and haven't been able to find a solution to it. When using notepad (my all-time favourite application) it will randomly close on me, causing me to lose anything I didn't save and losing track of where I was in large files. I've scanned for viruses and spyware, but nothing has turned up, they are both up to date. Has anybody ever encountered this kind of problem?

Sounds like a virus.

Format and reinstall. :)

Sounds like a bad suggestion. ;)

You should try letting someone (a friend, hopefully) send you notepad.exe. See if that does the same thing.

Free yourself from the M$ shackles and embrace vi!
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It even comes in Winders! :)

[quote author=Thing link=board=2;threadid=8279;start=0#msg76535 date=1093095774]
Free yourself from the M$ shackles and embrace vi!
Vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi vi
It even comes in Winders! :)
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Even on linux I use joe and not vi. :)

[quote author=Archonist link=board=2;threadid=8279;start=0#msg76536 date=1093095800]Even on linux I use joe and not vi. :)[/quote]

Well, at least you're not using emacs. Still, only the users of vi shall be saved when the day of reckoning is edited!

What version of windows are you on joker?

I agree with the suggestion about getting notepad.exe from a friend. If I was on windows, and if I was your friend, I'd send it to you ;)

<edit> GET PICO! MUAHAHA! *dodges bullet from real Linux people*

Actually, vi > *, once you get to know it.

i only know 3 commands (:q, :w, and :wq) and i still love vi.

Commands for vim:
http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html

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What version of windows are you on joker?
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XP Home Edition
Version 2002
SP1 (hm I'll upgrade that)

I'll try vi, I downloaded it, but havent used/installed yet. I'll try getting notepad.exe off a friend first.

Vi is hateful. nano > *

VI = Wordpad.

DELETED.

You can't uninstall notepad and reinstall off of the windows disk?

http://notepadex.cjb.net/

Thanks Storm, but it closed down after a few seconds nonetheless, I guess it's not just a notepad problem.

On another note, after properly removing notepadex (with the uninstall feature that came with it), text files no longer open when I double click them. "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options Control Panel". Should be an easy fix.

I keep forgetting to download SP2, I'll do that tonight and post here if it fixes or not.

Edit: Problem fixed, it opens with notepad now, well it's supposed to. It's still opening in notepadex, which was uninstalled. I'll restart my computer later to see if it's just a temp thing.

Edit2: Notepad(ex) no longer randomly shuts down, that problem is fixed (sort of). It now shuts down when you close the window it was opened from. This is fun.