Extract or expand the Notepad.exe file from your original Windows disks or
CD-ROM to the Windows folder.
The Notepad.exe file is located on:
Windows version Media Location
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Windows 3.1 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch disks disk 3
Windows 3.11 3.5-inch disk disk 4
Windows 3.11 5.25-inch disk disk 5
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 3.5-inch disk disk 6
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 5.25-inch disk disk 5
Windows 95 3.5-inch disk disk 3
Windows 95 CD-ROM Win95_02.cab
Expanding or Extracting the Notepad.exe File
Use the method appropriate for your operating system.
Windows 3.1 and 3.11 or Windows for Workgroups:
- At the MS-DOS prompt, type the following line
cd \<windows>
where <windows> is the name of the folder in which Windows is
installed.
- Insert the appropriate disk in the floppy drive.
- Type the following line
expand <source>:\notepad.ex_ notepad.exe
where <source> is the drive letter of the floppy disk drive containing
the Windows disk.
Windows 95:
Use the method appropriate for the media on which you have Windows 95.
Extracting Notepad.exe from the Windows 95 CD-ROM:
- Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
- Type cd\, and then press ENTER.
- Insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then close the
Windows 95 screen if it appears.
- Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER
extract /a <drive>:\win95\win95_02.cab notepad.exe /l c:\<windows>
where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive, and
where <windows> is the name of the folder in which Windows is
installed.
- Type exit, and then press ENTER to return to
windows.
Extracting Notepad.exe from the Windows 95 Floppy Disks:
- Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
- Type cd\, and then press ENTER.
- Insert disk 3 of the Windows 95 disks into the floppy disk drive.
- Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER
extract /a <drive>:\Win95_03.cab notepad.exe /l c:\<windows>
where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to the floppy disk drive the
Windows 95 floppy disk is located in, and where <windows> is the name of
the folder in which Windows is installed.
- Type exit, and then press ENTER to return to
windows.
For more information about using the Extract tool, click the Start button,
point to Programs, click MS-DOS prompt, type
extract, and then press ENTER. Or, see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files