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    Break Windows Notepad

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    by just_chilin ·

    By now everybody knows windows notepad usually gets confused when opening a file that has exactly 256 bytes (e.g. this app can break). Well, if you did not know, try the following:

    1. Open Notepad
    2. Type the text “this app can break” (without quotes)
    3. Save the file
    4. Re-open the file in Notepad
    all you get is a string of boxes or chinese characters.

    My question is this: Can you come up with other meaningful sentences that can break notepad?

    1. bush hid the facts
    2. jobs are for boobs

    ????

    for the complete article, check out the link below ([b]this api can break[/b]).

    http://apipes.blogspot.com/2006/06/this-api-can-break.html

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    • #3142760

      That don’t happen with my Notepad

      by deadly ernest ·

      In reply to Break Windows Notepad

      what OS are you using as I have tried it in Notepad on a Win XP Pro 32 bit SP1 machine and a Win Xp Pro 64 bit SP1 machine and no problemo at all. Same answer for my Win 98 box and Win 3.11. I wonder if this is OS or hardware specific problem?

    • #3142747

      Here is why it works

      by smorty71 ·

      In reply to Break Windows Notepad

      http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/03/24/95235.aspx

      Has to do with how Notepad deals with various encoding methods.

      • #2583852

        break notepad contents

        by vrsreram ·

        In reply to Here is why it works

        I have data in a notepad and that has to be break at one point and keep that data into different file. so it is like to after 5 lines or 6 lines (lines are uneven) want to select for keep it different.

        sriram

    • #2534380

      i want 2 know weather i can use notepad i n windows 2000

      by noudy007 ·

      In reply to Break Windows Notepad

      actuall im using windows 2000.so i would like 2 use note pad in my system,kindly guide me weather i can able 2 use note pad r not plz send me clear info regarding this issue.

      yours
      noudy.

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