Problem with WordPad all of a sudden.

For years I've been taking .jpgs and pasting them in WordPad
documents and thought it was a great thing to be able to do it.
I've done hundreds of documents like that and never had any
problems. But now all of a sudden they don't show the pictures or
even the text anymore, but instead it's just a bunch of symbols
like y's with dots over them and rectangular blocks, etc... Can
anyone explain what happened and how to make it work the way it
did before?

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THEO@TO. wrote:
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Subject: Problem with WordPad all of a sudden.

Crossposting recklessly to multiple groups is counterproductive. It
will cause less people to read your message because many knowledgeable
and helpful readers filter out all such crosspostings.

In the future when you are going to start a message question, first
research similar issues to your question using googlegroups. Often that
will give you the answer you seek, and it will also show you the one
best group to ask your question. Then post the question to one
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--
Mike Easter

Mike Easter wrote:

Crossposting recklessly to multiple groups is counterproductive. It
will cause less people to read your message because many knowledgeable
and helpful readers filter out all such crosspostings.

In the future when you are going to start a message question, first
research similar issues to your question using googlegroups. Often
that will give you the answer you seek, and it will also show you the
one best group to ask your question. Then post the question to one
appropriate group only.

OP only posted to three groups, that is well within the customary limit for
crossposting, and is *far*, *far* better than multiposting.

The only issue at hand seems to be the relevance of the groups he posted to,
but I think we can overlook that failing today.

Jon

THEO@TO. wrote:
For years I've been taking .jpgs and pasting them in WordPad
documents and thought it was a great thing to be able to do it.
I've done hundreds of documents like that and never had any
problems. But now all of a sudden they don't show the pictures or
even the text anymore, but instead it's just a bunch of symbols
like y's with dots over them and rectangular blocks, etc... Can
anyone explain what happened and how to make it work the way it
did before?

I'm not a big fan of wordpad cant say I use it much but it sound's like
the strange letters and symbols you are seeing are the CODE of the JPG
file, the only thing I can think of is that if it is saving it as .txt
file; then a .txt file can only contain text, make sure you are saving
as .rtf or .doc.

Theres a Free Word processor package out there called OpenOfice.org,
which can read and write to Microsoft files as well as many others
including PDF if you write a lot of text you might be better off with
this instead.

JD

"JD" wrote in message
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THEO@TO. wrote:
For years I've been taking .jpgs and pasting them in WordPad
documents and thought it was a great thing to be able to do it.
I've done hundreds of documents like that and never had any
problems. But now all of a sudden they don't show the pictures or
even the text anymore, but instead it's just a bunch of symbols
like y's with dots over them and rectangular blocks, etc... Can
anyone explain what happened and how to make it work the way it
did before?

New antivirus software ? Change security level on IE ( browser) ?
I ran into that with Outlook - showed me a small icon rather than image.
Changed security from high to moderate and then showed picture as it used
to.
( "preview" is considered a security issue)

BTW, I use paint to do what you do
start- prgs - accessories-paint
copy picture from app
paste
save as
done

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:07:29 -0500, "- Bobb -"
wrote:


"JD" wrote in message
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THEO@TO. wrote:
For years I've been taking .jpgs and pasting them in WordPad
documents and thought it was a great thing to be able to do it.
I've done hundreds of documents like that and never had any
problems. But now all of a sudden they don't show the pictures or
even the text anymore, but instead it's just a bunch of symbols
like y's with dots over them and rectangular blocks, etc... Can
anyone explain what happened and how to make it work the way it
did before?

New antivirus software ? Change security level on IE ( browser) ?

Now that you mention it when I shut it down the other day it took
its sweet time about it and said it was updating some
things--probably security things because it's always wanting to
do that--and then it shut down when it got done.

I ran into that with Outlook - showed me a small icon rather than image.

I looked at things more closely after reading that, and noticed
that the icon for .docs is the same as it was, then as they open
a WordPad icon shows up on the task bar, but then after they do
open it looks like a Notepad icon on the task bar instead of a
WordPad icon. Went to Folder Options--File Types. DOC (not .doc)
DOC File, Opens with: WordPad. So WTF???

Changed security from high to moderate and then showed picture as it used
to.
( "preview" is considered a security issue)

That's worth a try. How?

BTW, I use paint to do what you do
start- prgs - accessories-paint
copy picture from app
paste
save as
done

What do you use to copy pictures? I've been using a demo version
of LView for several years. It has always worked though, and I've
made quite a few docs this way with no trouble reading them or
transfering them and reading them on other computers (except
newer ones often said they could not read that version of Word
documents...) until now all of a sudden when they quit working on
my own computer.

Shouldn't it have something to do with that Notepad icon showing
up on the task bar? Even when I highlight a .doc icon, then right
click and select Open With, then open it with WordPad it still
looks like text only and brings up a Notepad icon on the task
bar. Looking at the document after it's open, at the top bar
(whatever it is) in the left corner there is a text icon like the
one on the task bar, but then it goes on to say . . . .doc -
WordPad. What the hell???

THEO@TO. wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:07:29 -0500, "- Bobb -"
snip
I looked at things more closely after reading that, and noticed
that the icon for .docs is the same as it was, then as they open
a WordPad icon shows up on the task bar, but then after they do
open it looks like a Notepad icon on the task bar instead of a
WordPad icon. Went to Folder Options--File Types. DOC (not .doc)
DOC File, Opens with: WordPad. So WTF???

as far I knew DOC = doc
do you have both doc and DOC in filetypes
Assume for a minute that windows ( XP?) thinks DOC = doc
For filetype doc - what is default program ( whatever it IS, make it
wordpad)

Plan b : create a new flietype that opens with wordpad
so rename one of your files to be "filename.ggg"
Now double click on "filename.ggg". It will ask " what program to use"
choose WOrdpad and check the "always use this " box.

Changed security from high to moderate and then showed picture as it used
to.
( "preview" is considered a security issue)

That's worth a try. How?


IE - TOOLS- internet options - privacy tab


BTW, I use paint to do what you do
start- prgs - accessories-paint
copy picture from app
paste
save as
done

What do you use to copy pictures?
Not sure what you mean ?
Just right-click copy/ right-click paste

I've been using a demo version
of LView for several years. It has always worked though, and I've
made quite a few docs this way with no trouble reading them or
transfering them and reading them on other computers (except
newer ones often said they could not read that version of Word
documents...) until now all of a sudden when they quit working on
my own computer.

Shouldn't it have something to do with that Notepad icon showing
up on the task bar? Even when I highlight a .doc icon, then right
click and select Open With, then open it with WordPad it still
looks like text only and brings up a Notepad icon on the task
bar. Looking at the document after it's open, at the top bar
(whatever it is) in the left corner there is a text icon like the
one on the task bar, but then it goes on to say . . . .doc -
WordPad. What the hell???

I can't duplicate that here.
If I go to www.GOOGLE.com and
right-click the 'logo of the day above the text area" - copy
Open Wordpad - paste -
Puts that picture into wordpad file for me.

Open Paint and edit- paste - creates same picture - SAVE AS

THEO@TO. wrote:

What do you use to copy pictures? I've been using a demo version
of LView for several years. It has always worked though, and I've
made quite a few docs this way with no trouble reading them or
transfering them and reading them on other computers (except
newer ones often said they could not read that version of Word
documents...) until now all of a sudden when they quit working on
my own computer.

I used to use lview back many moons ago. Irfanview is a much better
solution, is free, and very capable.

http://www.irfanview.com/

Jon

It's not really a Notepad icon after all, but it is a text icon
just white with black lines and the spiral looking thing across
the top.

I right clicked on a WordPad icon and selected Run as... The box
by "Protect my computer and data from unauthorized program
activity" was checked, so I unchecked it and hit OK hoping that
would change things back. But I can't find out whether it would
or not because something keep checking the box again...every time
I uncheck it and close the window, when I open it again it's
checked again. So now what???

THEO@TO. wrote in message
...
It's not really a Notepad icon after all, but it is a text icon
just white with black lines and the spiral looking thing across
the top.


That spiral icon IS wordpad.

I right clicked on a WordPad icon and selected Run as...

WHY did you do that ?
"Run as... " means to RUN the program AS another user.
Reread previous message - in explorer , you want to "Open With" .

Did you copy/paint " google icon" as I did ?
Did that work ?

The box by
"Protect my computer and data from unauthorized program
activity" was checked, so I unchecked it and hit OK hoping that
would change things back. But I can't find out whether it would
or not because something keep checking the box again...every time
I uncheck it and close the window, when I open it again it's
checked again. So now what???