Windows 7: Windows 7 Notepad Problem

hi i need help. I save some important text in a notepad file. after few days i install new windows 7 recovery from my hard disk. When i open that notepad file it doesn't showing text in that file. But file size is still 1KB and by pressing CTR+A text can also be selected. but i tried it to open by making new file and copy paste but its not showing text. I also gave this file to my friend but same problem :S How can i show the text,, that info is very important for me... pls help

Please be clear on these points :

1.Did you fresh(new) installed Windows 7 or you did a "Recovery"?
2.If the text file is not showing any text how did you selected it from Ctrl+A?

Not to be offensive.: But it seems a language problem, please take help from a friend if you can..

I install new window.. before installing new window i copy that Notepad file from desktop to another drive. then i install new window by formatting C drive. after that its not showing text properly.
Text can be selected check screen shot

attach the text file in a post by clicking the "paper clip icon".

Is it possible that you used a font that is no longer installed since you did the recovery?

With the text selected, try selecting Format->Font... from the menu and select a new font.

I checked it in my PC. It rolls back to the default font.

Normally I would use my Ultraedit to watch that file in HEX mode (thus bypassing all format strings that prevent it from beeing shown properly)

But if I can't be sure the TS has a hex editor available it's BACK TO THE ROOTS

Shift-Right click the TXT file and go to "Copy as Path"
Open a command prompt (click on START, enter CMD into the searchbox and press ENTER)

In that black window you write TYPE leave 1 space and paste the path to the file, you just copied (via right click NOT via CTRL-V)
Voila..there you have it.

-DG

Select the text, and copy and paste it into WordPad (not NotePad) and then change the font to be black, size 12, etc...

Hopefully it'll show up that way.

Good Luck!

This was just trivial dabbling for me, not something I need help on, and probably too late to help the original poster, but maybe this will help to cast a little light on a Notepad problem handling some fonts?



When I hit the "." key, everything on that line shifts font. Does not happen in the XP version of Notepad.

Merry Christmas all.

Yep, same thing. Weird ...



Once the "period" is typed it changes the font until the next line.



A bug, to be sure, one would think.

Heckuva find there, periboob. "Script" seems to be the only font affected in such a manner but, then, I only cursorily checked ten or so other script fonts.