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I like my good ol' Notepad :)


wiSHmaKeR

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I love Unofficial Windows 98 SE Service Pack, but it removed Notepad.exe from the Windows dir.

So I decided to get Notepad.exe from the Windows .CAB files and add any hacks (available on the net) that are useful. It's nothing special, just a patch for Notepad.exe but I thought someone doesn't have time to hack notepad could like it. :D

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Update --> This was the initial idea, but some people requested patches for Windows 98 First Edition and Windows ME. So I created two more Patches.

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What is changed:

- Added easy to remeber shortcut keys like in Windows XP (Ctrl+S, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, etc.)

- Made Notepad to open > 64 kb files directly in Wordpad without prompting.

Used tools:

- Hex Workshop

- Resource Hacker

- Lucersoft's Patcher

Used guides:

- Hacking Notepad ( http://www.geocities.com/thestarman3/hack/notepad.htm )

- Adding shortcut keys to Notepad ( http://wint.virtualplastic.net/showtweak.php?tweak_id=139 )

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11-12-2005 --> Made a small fix for > 64 kb files to open with %WINDIR%\metapad.exe

16-12-2005 --> Created patches for Windows 98 First Edition and Windows ME

The patches are attached to the message.

98seNp_111205.exe -> Windows 98 Second Edition Notepad Patch,

98feNP_161205.exe -> Windows 98 First Edition Notepad Patch,

WmeNp_161205.exe -> Windows ME Notepad Patch.

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Thanks. But SP doesn't remove NOTEPAD.EXE, it only and optionally replaces NOTEPAD.EXE with METAPAD.EXE.

Yep! But I don't like Metapad. And I'd still like to use my Ctrl+S and Ctrl+F keyboard shortcuts ;)

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Thanks. But SP doesn't remove NOTEPAD.EXE, it only and optionally replaces NOTEPAD.EXE with METAPAD.EXE.

Yep! But I don't like Metapad. And I'd still like to use my Ctrl+S and Ctrl+F keyboard shortcuts ;)

I like Notepad2 (Ctrl+S and Ctrl+F work plus many more like Alt U for transparent mode :D )

http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html

BTW, there are many localized versions ...

Roman

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there are more Notepad replacements than you can shake a stick at (shakes stick)

i like Metapad and was using it as Notepad 'drop in' before it was added to the SP (that and Textpad),

but there's not much point in getting into it, as its going to be removed anyway as i understand it.

just use what suits you best.

the hacks are nice enough though (if that's what your after).

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I love Unoficial Windows 98 SE Service Pack, but it removed Notepad.exe from the Windows dir.

So I decided to get Notepad.exe from the Windows .CAB files and add any hacks (available on the net) that are useful. It's nothing special, just a patch for Notepad.exe but I thought someone doesn't have time to hack notepad could like it. :D

What is changed:

- Added easy to remeber shortcut keys like in Windows XP (Ctrl+S, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, etc.)

- Made Notepad to open > 64 kb files directly in Wordpad without prompting.

Used tools:

- Hex Workshop

- Resource Hacker

- Lucersoft's Patcher

Used guides:

- Hacking Notepad ( http://www.geocities.com/thestarman3/hack/notepad.htm )

- Adding shortcut keys to Notepad ( http://wint.virtualplastic.net/showtweak.php?tweak_id=139 )

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11-12-2005 --> Made a small fix for > 64 kb files to open with %WINDIR%\metapad.exe

The patch is attached to the message.

98seNp_111205.exe

The patch wiSHmaKeR made also worked with the Win98 FE version of Notepad.exe. heck, both Win98 1st and 2nd editions contain version 4.10.1998 of Notepad.exe. so the patch works for all versions of Win98.

thanks miko for the link to the metapad program.

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