A unicode text file has the property that two bytes are used for each character. Such files can be converted into text files where each character only uses one byte.
Under Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 open the command prompt. Change directory to where your unicode text file is located. Type the following command at the prompt:
type [unicode file name] > [text file name]
For example, suppose your unicode text file is called unicode.txt. To convert it to a non-unicode text file text.txt, the command that should be typed is:
type unicode.txt > text.txt