Error message when I replaces "notepad.exe" by "notepad++.exe"


  1. Posts : 50
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #1

    Error message when I replaces "notepad.exe" by "notepad++.exe"


    Hi,

    I folow this tutorial: How To Replace Notepad in Windows 7 - How-To Geek

    After, when I started the "notepad.exe" (notepad++ executable) from C:\Windows the error below appears:

    Error message when I replaces "notepad.exe" by "notepad++.exe"-errornpp.png
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  2. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #2

    Don't replace notepad...Just change file associations.
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  3. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #3

    Use the Context menu


    I would only change the txt file association (otherwise you'll lose the special icons for bat, ini, etc.).

    Another option is to make sure Notepad++ is added to the "Context menu" (when you install it) and just use that.
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  4. Posts : 44
    Windows 7 Pro x86
       #4

    That 'tutorial' will not work with Notepad++ since if it isn't being run out of its install directory it can't find it's supporting libraries and config files.

    You need to to replace notepad.exe with the Notepad++ Launcher...

    http://wiki.przemoc.net/projects/start#notepad_launcher
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  5. Posts : 50
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I will not replace the "notepad.exe" anymore. I will associate the file types with the Notepad++!

    Thank You for all!
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  6. Posts : 44
    Windows 7 Pro x86
       #6

    Fair enough, associating is one way to do it.

    The root of your problem though lies with a tutorial written by someone who obviously didn't bother to think about or test whether what they were telling people would actually work.

    All the information on replacing Notepad with Notepad++ is (and always has been) available on the Notepad++ site.
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