WordPad problems

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noodles@. wrote:
Mike Easter

Your message was posted to 3 newsgroups, 2 of which I don't read. I'm
posting my reply with followups to just the one newsgroup which I do
read

That is extremely rude.

It is presumptive for you to assume that you can try to tell me what
groups I should post my messages into. I am an anti-crossposter and I
explained earlier that I do not post messages into groups I don't read
and I don't think that you should either.

If you crosspost any message, you should be reading all of the groups
you post it into because any respondents in any one of your crossposted
groups may only reply in one of the groups.

I have no idea what is going on in alt.computer or
alt.computer.workshop, as I don't read those groups and I'm not going to
post in either one blindly.


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Mike Easter

noodles@. wrote:
NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:18:16 UTC
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:18:09 -0800

.... and your system clock is misconfigured.

Please coordinate your localtime setting with the appropriate timezone
offset.

You are using a localtime setting for Eastern Standard Time US, but you
are using a timezone offset for Pacific Standard Time US -0800

--
Mike Easter

On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:46:18 -0800, Mike Easter wrote:

Your message was posted to 3 newsgroups, 2 of which I don't read. I'm
posting my reply with followups to just the one newsgroup which I do
read

That is extremely rude. Your rudeness screwed me over. You have to know it's
rude and has the potential to screw people when you do it too. That being the
way it is, it's amazing from my pov that you took the time to write anything
helpful. This extra clutter of me reposting pretty much the same thing is YOUR
fault for trying to be a net nanny over something that's none of your business.
So your net nannying screwed me and restulted in more clutter in your own group.
Good job I guess. Since there's no other reason for you to have done it, that
must have been your intent.

I will assume that you used a version of WordPad which came with Win 95,
98, Me, or Win2K and that you saved them as the default .doc extension.
That format was consistent with Word for Windows v.6.0.
.. . .
MS has described a registry fix here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870883

But they also warn us not to do it, and suggest we disable it when we're not
using it if we do. They also say:

"This problem occurs because WordPad's Rich Text Format (RTF) converters are
disabled in Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, and Windows
Server 2003 SP1. Therefore, .doc and .wri files that require an RTF converter
cannot be opened by using WordPad."

That brings up even more questions, like:

1. did they make later versions of WordPad suck like this deliberately in the
hopes of getting us to pay them for something else that doesn't suck?

2. can we download earlier versions of WordPad and use that to open them?

3. if we can use earlier versions of WordPad to open them, can we copy and paste
the info into new documents made with the later version and have them work ok?

4. why does having RTF converters disabled, have a negative influence with older
WordPad documents but the new ones we make in the same way using the same
program seem to do just fine?

5. if we can and do start using an older version of WordPad, are we in danger of
whatever it is they're concerned with when they suggest: "After you have
finished using the RTF converter, we recommend that you turn off the
EnableLegacyConverters registry entry." ?

6. should we expect that future even lamer versions of WordPad are in the works
so that we won't be able to open WordPad documents we make with current
versions, with future versions of WordPad? If so, what should we use?

7. should we expect to see advanced lameness versions of Note Pad in the future
too, that won't open older Note Pad documents?

Does this help:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2239690_conv...e-ms-word.html ?

http://www.officeviewers.com/ (check this for bugs)

Something else to try... Win 7 - Right click the WordPad file(s) and mess
with the OS compatibility.



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noodles@. wrote:

I have a number of WordPad documents that are several years old on
thumbdrives.
I used WordPad with the idea in mind that I would always be able to open
them
with WordPad, not knowing the horrible truth that WordPad often will not
open
WordPad documents. When I tried opening them with a later version PC at
first I
would get a message like:

Cannot open Word for Windows (something or other) documents.

It seems that shouldn't apply to them, since they are WordPad documents not
Word
documents. Since they have been on the computer for a while things are now
different. Now when I click on them they do open, but they show text only
and
anything that's bold, underlined, and all pictures now show up as just
squares
and different types of symbols. I'm afraid the computer has ruined them. If
not,
can anyone tell me if there's a way to get them back the way I made them to
begin with, and get WordPad to open these WordPad documents? Or if WordPad
won't
open these WordPad documents, is there a program that will? Can anyone help
me
understand WTF is going on???

Thanks for any help!
David