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WordPad Hangs When Jumping to the End of a Large File

Article ID: 131311

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006


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This article was previously published under Q131311

SYMPTOMS

When you jump to the end of a large (4 MB or larger) Rich Text Format (RTF) file in WordPad with the CTRL+END key combination, WordPad may stop responding (hang).

RESOLUTION

Use the scroll bar or PAGE DOWN key to move to the end of the file, or use a full-featured word-processing program (such as Word for Windows) to edit the file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords: KB131311