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January 13th, 2015 18:00
Notepad
When I boot my XPS 8500 about half way through it opens a blank notepad screen and will not proceed until I close it. Does anyone have any suggestions as to why it is doing this and how I can stop it? I am running the updated Windows 8.
I have tried all of your ideas with no luck. Notepad still opens during the second half of the boot sequence. I am really getting frustrated with this annoying problem. Please, someone help.
Thank you.
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RoHe
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January 13th, 2015 18:00
Always include version of Windows in your posts.
Have you scanned thoroughly for malware recently?
If this is Windows 7, read this.
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January 14th, 2015 12:00
Have you scanned for malware?
For Windows 8.1, read the post by RajithR in this thread at the Microsoft forum.
Seems you're not alone with this problem...
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January 14th, 2015 13:00
In additional to running a malware scan, you can open up the task manager, go to processes, and end the notepad.exe process for a temporary fix.