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Article ID: 184164 - Last Review: February 24, 2007 - Revision: 2.4
Unable to Open Large Files in WordPad
This article was previously published under Q184164
When you attempt to open a large file (approximately 16 MB in size or
larger) in Wordpad, Task Manager may show 100 percent CPU usage and WordPad
may also show as "Not Responding." Or, Wordpad might display a status of "0% Opened."
This is caused by a limitation in the Word6 file format.
Save the file in .rtf format, or use a more robust program such as
Microsoft Word to open the file. If a problem still occurs, the file may
be corrupt.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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