Custom HTML template files must be in UTF-8 format. The Notepad editor included with Microsoft Windows 2000 and with Windows XP is UTF-8 capable. The Notepad editor included with Windows NT is not!
To save a file in UTF-8 format with
Notepad
Visit the Advanced Topics to learn more about UTF-8
format. Shown below is Notepad's Save As message box with the UTF-8 format selected.