\n Doesnt work in notepad

I have a problem. I need to write a text file, which I did. However, in the file I also need the carriage returns / new line feeds. So, when I write the string, I include "\n". When I open it in wordpad or Microsoft Word (I have windows XP and a PC), it works fine. Then, when I open it in Notepad, the carriage returns show up as little boxes. I also tried using ASCII character codes instead of "\n", but I got the same results. Why isn't it working and what should I do and can I fix this?

- Gibi

[514 byte] By [@Gibi@a] at [2007-10-2 13:58:35]