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Jack Catalano

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    How come when I click on Notepad, the file I want to see doesnt show up?
    « on: September 15, 2011, 02:33:27 PM »
    Sometimes when I click on a link that requires Notepad, I click on it and nothing happens. I get a bunch of nonsense. I'll give you an example. Mind you, this is how it is anytime I click on Notepad.

    %PDF-1.4
    %âãÏÓ
    4 0 obj
    <</Linearized 1/L 1126918/O 6/E 1103594/N 1/T 1126724/H [ 1816 304]>>
    endobj
                 
    xref
    4 76
    0000000016 00000 n
    0000002120 00000 n
    0000002216 00000 n
    0000003094 00000 n
    0000003142 00000 n
    0000003190 00000 n
    0000003238 00000 n
    0000003287 00000 n
    0000003336 00000 n
    0000003385 00000 n
    0000003434 00000 n
    0000003483 00000 n
    0000003532 00000 n
    0000003581 00000 n
    0000003630 00000 n
    0000003679 00000 n
    0000003728 00000 n
    0000003775 00000 n

    Can you please help me? I dont know what this is.
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    Salmon Trout

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    Re: How come when I click on Notepad, the file I want to see doesnt show up?
    « Reply #1 on: September 15, 2011, 02:39:28 PM »
    If you use Notepad that is what you see when you open an Adobe PDF file. This is normal.

    This...
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    %PDF-1.4
    %âãÏÓ
    􀀀 6 0 obj
    <</Linearized 1/L 37293/O 8/E 33155/N 1/T 37127/H [ 796 196]>>
    endobj

    It needs a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat. You must have set the file association to Notepad by mistake.


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    Re: How come when I click on Notepad, the file I want to see doesnt show up?
    « Reply #2 on: September 15, 2011, 04:00:15 PM »
    Clarification:

    This is a PDF header. It identifies an Adobe PDF file. If you enable viewing of file extensions you will see the filename ends in .pdf, unless the file has been (wrongly) renamed.

    %PDF-1.4
    %âãÏÓ

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    Jack Catalano

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      Re: How come when I click on Notepad, the file I want to see doesnt show up?
      « Reply #3 on: September 15, 2011, 06:31:02 PM »
      So should I download Acrobat reader or something like that?
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      Re: How come when I click on Notepad, the file I want to see doesnt show up?
      « Reply #4 on: September 15, 2011, 06:38:08 PM »
      Or Foxit Reader...much smaller and lighter on resources...
      Then right clik any .PDF file and select Open with...then choose Foxit or Adobe and select it to always open this file type...
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      Jack Catalano

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        Re: How come when I click on Notepad, the file I want to see doesnt show up?
        « Reply #5 on: September 16, 2011, 07:43:50 PM »
        I tried downloading Adobe but I dont know if it worked. I downloaded the latest one they had. I thought it was working but I dont know. If it doesnt work, what should I do?
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        Re: How come when I click on Notepad, the file I want to see doesnt show up?
        « Reply #6 on: September 16, 2011, 07:55:22 PM »
        Dload Foxit reader...as suggested.
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          Re: How come when I click on Notepad, the file I want to see doesnt show up?
          « Reply #7 on: September 16, 2011, 08:17:49 PM »
          I just downloaded Foxit reader and I tried it and it works!! Thank you for the help guys!! Its much appreciated.
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          Re: How come when I click on Notepad, the file I want to see doesnt show up?
          « Reply #8 on: September 16, 2011, 08:37:17 PM »
          Anytime...
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          Re: How come when I click on Notepad, the file I want to see doesnt show up?
          « Reply #9 on: September 17, 2011, 03:20:48 AM »
          Quote from: patio on September 15, 2011, 06:38:08 PM
          Or Foxit Reader

          +1 for Foxit. Less bloat, more function.

          Since you have Foxit installed now and it's working, you can safely uninstall Adobe Reader if you don't need it. No sense in having both.  :)
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