Notepad2 instead of Notepad

by javery on January 22, 2006

I am getting my new laptop all set up, and this is one of the first things I always have to do.

-James

{ 5 comments }

Jim Holmes January 23, 2006 at 1:33 am

Heh. Notepad sucks. Notepad2 is almost as good as GVim.

Nino Benvenuti January 24, 2006 at 5:37 pm

Notepad2 rocks!

Nino January 25, 2006 at 4:55 am

Don’t forget the context menu registry entry:

http://steve.wedevelop.net/media/notepad2_shell_integration.reg

Regis February 5, 2006 at 2:12 am

I use Notepad++ to replace Notepad :

http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/

Bertrand HAMON March 4, 2006 at 8:22 pm

To replace your notepad by notepad++, you have to :

1. Download and install Notepad++ :

http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/notepad-plus/npp.3.5.Installer.exe

2. Download Notepad++ launcher :

http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/commun/misc/NppLauncher.bin.zip

3. Copy notepad.exe which comes with this package into 3 directories (in given order) :

i. c:\windows\system32\dllcache

ii. c:\windows\system32

iii. c:\windows

When you replace notepad.exe in c:\windows\system32 and c:\windows, a "Windows File Protection" message box appears, click Cancel. Then another message box appears, click OK.

Now Notepad++ is your default Notepad.

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