Windows 2000 Installs Two Copies of the Notepad Tool (227479)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
This article was previously published under Q227479 SUMMARY
When you install Windows 2000 and you dual-boot to Windows 3.1, you may have two copies of the Notepad tool on your computer. The Notepad.exe files are found in the following folders
where %SystemRoot% is the folder where you installed Windows.
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This behavior is by design for compatibility with earlier versions of Windows. Windows 2000 is designed to provide dual-boot capabilities with Microsoft Windows 3.1 and share the same installation folder. The default location for the Notepad tool in Windows 3.1 is \%SystemRoot%\ and in Windows 2000 it is \%SystemRoot%\System32\.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo kbnofix KB227479 |
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