"Runtime Error!" when opening file through shell.

Jack Adrian Zappa · May 11, 2016, 8:29 PM

When I try and open up a file using Notepad++ through Windows Explorer and Notepad++ is already open (usually with unsaved files) I usually get a message box stating:

Runtime Error!

There are two instance of Notepad++.exe running at this point, original one and the one spawned by the shell.

The main thread’s call stack is:

user32.dll!_NtUserWaitMessage@0() Unknown
user32.dll!DialogBox2() Unknown
user32.dll!InternalDialogBox() Unknown
user32.dll!_SoftModalMessageBox@4() Unknown
user32.dll!_MessageBoxWorker@4() Unknown
user32.dll!_MessageBoxTimeoutW@24() Unknown
user32.dll!_MessageBoxTimeoutA@24() Unknown
user32.dll!_MessageBoxExA@20() Unknown
user32.dll!_MessageBoxA@16() Unknown
SpellChecker.dll!070f7d84() Unknown
[Frames below may be incorrect and/or missing, no symbols loaded for SpellChecker.dll]
SpellChecker.dll!070f70f4() Unknown
notepad++.exe!014161f5() Unknown
ntdll.dll!_NtQueryVirtualMemory@24() Unknown
KernelBase.dll!_VirtualQueryEx@16() Unknown
KernelBase.dll!_UnhandledExceptionFilter@4() Unknown
ntdll.dll!ExecuteHandler2@20() Unknown

So it would appear that something in the SpellChecker.dll is what caused the problem. Anyone else had this problem or can replicate it?

Thanks,

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Jack Adrian Zappa · May 11, 2016, 10:11 PM

Oh, and if I hit ok and then open the file again through the Explorer, it will usually eat all of the unsaved files (i.e. they all disappear).

dail · May 12, 2016, 12:09 PM

It looks like you are using the old spell checker. This hasn’t been included with Notepad++ for a couple of years at least! The default spell checker that comes with Notepad++ is called DSpellCheck. It is available through the Plugin Manager. I’d recommend uninstalling your current one and using the new one instead.

Jack Adrian Zappa · May 12, 2016, 4:43 PM

Ah, ok. Well I got the other spell checker from the plugin manager. I don’t think that there was any ‘default’ spell checker when I installed notepad++ so I just found one that started with ‘s’.

Anyway. I removed the dll and tried the new one you suggested. It still crashed. I then deleted that dll and was still able to replicate the problem. Here’s the call stack:

KernelBase.dll!_RaiseException@16()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!0140c21e()	Unknown
[Frames below may be incorrect and/or missing, no symbols loaded for notepad++.exe]	
notepad++.exe!0140bb40()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!0133297b()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!01332793()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!01414627()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!0140c345()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!01414839()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!01414a21()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!01414cfb()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!01415444()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!0140c602()	Unknown
ntdll.dll!ExecuteHandler2@20()	Unknown
ntdll.dll!ExecuteHandler@20()	Unknown
ntdll.dll!_KiUserExceptionDispatcher@8()	Unknown
KernelBase.dll!_RaiseException@16()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!0140c21e()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!0140bb40()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!0133297b()	Unknown
notepad++.exe!0133276e()	Unknown
ntdll.dll!_bsearch()	Unknown
ntdll.dll!_bsearch()	Unknown
ntdll.dll!_bsearch()	Unknown

Seems to be an exception being thrown in an exception, which IIRC is bad.

Is there a place I can get the .pdbs for this? Or am I going to have to build this thing myself and debug it?

Thanks,

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dail · May 12, 2016, 4:47 PM

Couple things. Try temporarily removing all plugins to make sure it is not one of those. Also, does it do it for all files or just a specific one? What version of Notepad++ are you using?

Is there a place I can get the .pdbs for this?

None are publicly available that I’m aware of.

Jack Adrian Zappa · May 12, 2016, 5:15 PM

I moved all of the dlls in the D:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins folder to D:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\disabled and was able to still replicate the problem.

It happens with all files that I’ve tried. .xml, .ini, .txt.

Can you replicate this problem? I’m a bit surprised that I am the only one having this issue, but I’d be also surprised that nobody would have reported this as a problem before now if it was happening on other machines.

I’m using v6.9.1 and IIRC, was happening on earlier versions too. I was just too lazy to look into it.

Also, can someone increase my rep? I can’t post for 20 min between posts. :(

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dail · May 12, 2016, 5:23 PM

It’s never happened to me before. I’d assume it is something specific to your machine or possibly settings since if more people were running across this there would be more reports.

dail · May 12, 2016, 5:28 PM

Maybe try to completely uninstall and reinstall. I’ve heard that sometimes fixes very random errors.

Jack Adrian Zappa · May 12, 2016, 6:46 PM

Thanks dail, but it didn’t work. Also thanks for the rep points.

This problem is specific if you open Notepad++ directly from the executable. If you first open it using the Shell via opening a file that is associated with Notepad++, this problem doesn’t occur. So it is still possible that most users are opening Notepad++ indirectly via opening a file and not experiencing this issue.

Try opening Notepad++ directly from the executable and then opening a file associated with it. If the problem persists beyond my computer, it should cause it to crash.

I’m also using Windows 8.1 in case that matters.

Cheers,

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