Another method is to use the Search command to find Notepad.exe in C Windows. Delete everything at once. Saves the two reboots.

I use notepad.exe on an XP SP3 machine. I've lately noticed that the paper size is defaulting to A4, and I can't seem to switch it back to Letter. I've changed the setting in the Page Setup ...

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