When I installed Notepad++ it offered an option to load it to a USB drive where it would work without using the registry. What a great idea I thought. I have installed it but need to know how best to launch it. I can browse to its installation folder and tap it but this is awkward. I thought I would just build a short cut at the root and launch it that way but shortcuts seem to insist on drive letters. This can change when I plug it into a different unit of course so it is less desirable. Notepad++ requires all of its environment so I can't just move the executable unless there is a way to fix it environment needs. Has anyone done this before and how did they solve the launching problem? A small launcher would be cool. I tried a batch file but the shell is left alive on the screen which is ugly.
What would really be nice for notepad++ would be to install it in the U3 environment but I don't know how to do that for an application that is not specifically intended for this. My USB drive is a U3 drive so this would be an ideal solution.
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Notepad++ doesnt really require installation to run afaik. There should be an option on sourceforge where you can download a .zip file instead of an installer, extract the zip to your flashdrive and notepad++ should work, including the plugins (unless ofcourse the plugin itself requires special isntallation, but currently I know of none that do this). The special (empty) file called "doLocalConf.xml" must reside in the same folder as the Notepad++.exe executable for notepad to recognize it should store all configuration inside its own directory and not somewhere else (this is also an option in the installer). The shell extension of Notepad++ does require installation however, so I dont think you can get that from a flashdrive
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When I installed Notepad++ it offered an option to load it to a USB drive where it would work without using the registry. What a great idea I thought. I have installed it but need to know how best to launch it. I can browse to its installation folder and tap it but this is awkward. I thought I would just build a short cut at the root and launch it that way but shortcuts seem to insist on drive letters. This can change when I plug it into a different unit of course so it is less desirable. Notepad++ requires all of its environment so I can't just move the executable unless there is a way to fix it environment needs. Has anyone done this before and how did they solve the launching problem? A small launcher would be cool. I tried a batch file but the shell is left alive on the screen which is ugly.
What would really be nice for notepad++ would be to install it in the U3 environment but I don't know how to do that for an application that is not specifically intended for this. My USB drive is a U3 drive so this would be an ideal solution.
Notepad++ doesnt really require installation to run afaik. There should be an option on sourceforge where you can download a .zip file instead of an installer, extract the zip to your flashdrive and notepad++ should work, including the plugins (unless ofcourse the plugin itself requires special isntallation, but currently I know of none that do this). The special (empty) file called "doLocalConf.xml" must reside in the same folder as the Notepad++.exe executable for notepad to recognize it should store all configuration inside its own directory and not somewhere else (this is also an option in the installer). The shell extension of Notepad++ does require installation however, so I dont think you can get that from a flashdrive
Try the portable version at http://portableapps.com/apps/development/notepadpp_portable
Thanks, another choice for portable apps. More to choose from I suppose. Notepad++ seems to work fine.
Thanks again.