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2006-05-10
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  • tim gansert

    tim gansert - 2006-05-10

    Situ:

    a) Installed 3.5
    b) Noticed there is no 'Open with Notepad++' in right-click menu in WinXP SP2.
    c) Downloaded manual DLL register (nppshellext.dll and applicable batch file for install. Batch file contains the following line: regsvr32 nppshellext.dll
    d) Received error: I am getting a LoadLibrary("nppshellext.dll") failed - The specified module could not be found.
    d) Still no Open with in right click sub menu.

    Can someone lend a hand?

    Thanks -
    Tim G

     
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      Put these lines in a reg file, i.e. "npp.reg" and register it:

      REGEDIT4
      [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell]

      [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Notepad++]

      [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Notepad++\command]
      @="notepad++ %1"

       
      • Nobody/Anonymous

        Works fine if you follow the instructions:
        ...(they *MUST* be in the same directory as notepad++.exe file)...

         
      • Paulius

        Paulius - 2006-05-12

        This wont work for paths with spaces - you need quotes around %1.

         
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      My OS is WinXP SP2, I don't have this problem :)

       
    • Paulius

      Paulius - 2006-05-11

      This was answered before.
      You're missing some DLL files. Namely, you should check if you have msvcr71.dll and msvcp71.dll files in your system32 directory. If you don't have them - google for them.

       
      • Nobody/Anonymous

        yeah, that worked for me

         
    • f0dder

      f0dder - 2006-05-11

      You don't need the DLL to get NP++ on your context menu - it's all doable with a few registry modifications. I've shown how to do it a couple of times, try using the search feature here :)