Notepad

I know that notepad is a primitive yet still viable and many times necessary utility.

My question is for the XP version of notepad. Why can I not turn on the Status Bar at the bottom of the window? Even though it is listed under the “View” pulldown, it is greyed out, not just on my pc but on all that I have checked.

In my work notepad is often the preferred editor for some files that must remain pure ascii. It is really nice when you know what line and column you are on.

Is there a way (some hack) to restore the option of turning on the status bar?