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Can't reload Notepad++ after it disappears

Pete
2009-03-05
2012-11-13
  • Pete

    Pete - 2009-03-05

    Bit of a weird one this, just wondered if anyone else had had this happen to them...

    Using Notepad++ 5.2 (UNICODE) on XP Pro SP3.

    Sometimes I'll go to open Notepad++ either by clicking the icon on my Quick Launch bar, using the Start menu "Run..." option, or using Launchy (yeah, I know, I'm hilariously inconsistent). Anyway, however many times I run it, the window just doesn't appear - nothing on the task bar, nothing on the desktop.

    So, I'll then open Task Manager and there will be at least one "notepad++.exe" process running (sometimes more). Even after killing off the process(es) and trying again, Notepad++ just won't reappear. The only way I've found to get the window back up is to actually go to the command line (cmd.exe), cd to C:\Program Files\Notepad++ and run "notepad++.exe" from there. Then for some reason it instantly reappears.

    I've only had this happen a couple of times, so I haven't really got to the bottom of what's going on. I just wondered if anyone else had noticed it, or if I'm going mad?

    cheers!

    Pete

     
    • Sean Ferguson

      Sean Ferguson - 2009-04-29

      I had this happen today after some registry cleaning. I restored the registry entries, none of which looked like they were related, but who knows. No effect did not get Notepad++ back until after running it from the command prompt as described by Pete. No it seems fine. ??

      Sean