Many errors in Wordpad are fixed by removing this key in the Registry
with Regedit:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre nt
Version\Applets\Wordpad
A restart may be necessary.

See this article:
Invalid Page Fault Starting WordPad or Paint [Q218632]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218632

....Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems

In microsoft.public.windowsme.software, "Job" wrote:


When I try to open Wordpad I get the following: Wordpad has
caused an error in unknown.