This is continued development of WordPad. It is based off of the better, older version of WordPad bundled with Windows XP and prior versions. It has three themes. I found the source code hiding at the bottom of one of Microsoft's sample archives. For the reason I developed this, the backstory is that I used WordPad on Windows XP on my childhood computer. It was simple and got all word procesing done fast, taking less than 3 seconds to launch. And fast forward to today, as a software developer, I got very angry that Microsoft got rid of it in Windows 11 24H2. So I was determined to get my hands on the source legally somehow, and here it is. I found the XP version of it (which I like better than the modern Aero version that shipped with Windows 7+), finally, at the bottom of Microsoft's very own archives, and am in the process of modernizing it. Enjoy using this dream project of mine!
- Windows XP or later (please note that if you are using WinXP, you will need to use exeosver to patch the main executable after installation)
- 512 MB or more of RAM
- Pentium III or better
Additionally, for development:
- Windows 7 or later
- Intel Core Duo or better
- 4 GB or more of RAM
- Visual Studio 2019
- C++ Desktop Development workflow installed in VS
- C++ MFC & ATL Libraries installed in VS
- Inno Setup 6.43 or later
If installing to your system, just run the installer. For users of the portable distribution, simply extract the folder and place it anywhere you'd like.
For testing, you will need to build the project with the Debug | Win32 configuration. After compiling, open up the Debug folder or start the application right in Visual Studio. You can build installers by compiling for Release | Win32 and then opening up Inno Setup 6.43 or later and hitting either Ctrl+F9 or Build > Compile in the bar at the top of the window.
Please note that this project is a fork. It is continued development on WordPad based off the edition of WordPad packaged with Windows XP and earlier found hiding in the Microsoft VC++ Samples repo. You can check out the VCSamples repo; the src was found in the WordPad section.
This project is licensed under the MIT license to Microsoft and Matthew Yang (杨佳明). This applies to all versions future or past. See the license file for more details.