explorer.dll. The specified module could not be found.
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@Carlos-Zhang said in explorer.dll. The specified module could not be found.:
- Plugins > Open Plugins Folder: Nothing happened. File Manager did not open.
Well, that’s a strange problem. I’ve never had that not work. I cannot imagine why Windows wouldn’t let Notepad++ launch Explorer. But whatever is preventing that might be the culprit behind why the plugin won’t work for you, too.
- I think it would work but I don’t want a fresh notepad++ because I have many settings in it.
That’s the point.
I didn’t say “throw away your old copy and start over”. I asked you to download a second, fresh copy, put into a directory like your Desktop, where I know you will have write permission, and see if it has the same problem or not. This was a temporary experiment which is quite useful in debugging a problem.
If it doesn’t work in your normal
c:\notepad++\location with all your normal plugins and settings, but does work in...\desktop\notepad++with just the default plugins and settings, then we can narrow the problem to being in one of three places: either (1) there is something unique about the folder (Windows permissions, most likely); (2) one of your other plugins is interfering with this plugin; (3) one of your other settings is interfering with this plugin.If you try this experiment, we might be able to make progress. If you aren’t willing to help us help you, then I’m sorry that I won’t be much more help.
Actually I have another laptop and npp w/ explorer plugin works just fine in it.
So I copied the whole dir to this PC and the error happens.Like @Alan-Kilborn said, that could cause more problems than it solves.
If you want to do a manual plugin installation, the better thing is to download again from the plugin’s official repository, making sure to keep track of 32bit (Explorer.zip) vs 64bit (Explorer_x64.zip)
But, I can confirm that Windows Explorer says that the 32bit Explorer.dll is 218KB
whereas the 64bit is 252KB
… so from the first-level approximation, you might have the right DLL
BTW is the date of the dll correct? It looks the dll is modified when being installed.
When the plugin installer downloads and unzips the DLL, it apparently changes the timestamp to when you installed it, rather than whatever the actual compilation date was.
As you can see the dll is in the folder but somehow npp can’t see it.
No. Notepad++ obviously sees the DLL: if Notepad++ couldn’t see the DLL, it wouldn’t try to load it and wouldn’t show an error.
If you want any more help from us, you’re going to have to be willing to run the experiments we suggest. Otherwise, good luck.
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@PeterJones
Of course I am willing to do the experiment.
I extract the new 7z to the desktop and install the explorer plugin from plugin admin. And it can’t work either!
Here is the debug info.Notepad++ v7.8.6 (32-bit)
Build time : Apr 21 2020 - 15:17:06
Path : C:\Users\Carlos\Desktop\npp.7.8.6.bin\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version : 1909
OS Build : 18363.778
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dllI didn’t install mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll.
Looks they are default plugins.
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I then install Compare and NppFtp plugins.
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@Carlos-Zhang you may try with notepad++ 64b portable edition.
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You may also try with admin privileges. Never knows…
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Thanks for running the experiment and giving the debug info.
And it can’t work either!
unfortunately, that doesn’t tell us what went wrong. Were there error messages? If so, screenshot them and include them, please. If no error messages, what exactly happened when you tried? Be as explicit as you can, telling us about every click or keystroke.
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Could it be that it finds another explorer.dll first?
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@PeterJones said in explorer.dll. The specified module could not be found.:
unfortunately, that doesn’t tell us what went wrong. Were there error messages?
The same message.
c:\notepad++\plugins\explorer\explorer.dll
The specified module could not be found.
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The same message.
c:\notepad++\plugins\explorer\explorer.dllIt gave the error message for
c:\notepad++\plugins\explorer\explorer.dllwhen you tried to install it while runningC:\Users\Carlos\Desktop\npp.7.8.6.bin\notepad++.exe? That doesn’t seem right to me: the one on your desktop shouldn’t know anything aboutc:\notepad++. Are you sure when Notepad++ re-launched after you installed the plugin in your desktop copy that it correctly ran the desktop copy again?Further, I like @Ekopalypse’s theory: your Notepad++ is somehow finding a different explorer.dll. Two experiments for that, using your desktop copy of Notepad++ (we’re still trying to keep things independent of other settings and plugins that might be interfering):
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cmd.exe), you could trywhere explorer.dll: if there’s an explorer.dll in your path (that it would thus possibly find before going to the plugins\explorer\explorer.dll), the cmd.exewherecommand might tell you about it. - Go into desktop`npp.7.8.6.bin\plugins`, rename the folder
explorertoMyExplorerand the dll that wasexplorer\explorer.dlltoMyExplorer\MyExplorer.dll. Close Notepad++. Run the desktop copy of Notepad++.
- From a command prompt (
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You may also try to use the Proc Monitor tools , to check which explorer.dll is loaded.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon
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Here is a screenshot of procMonitor which could be tricky to use.
Add a filter " process name contains notepad" and “paht contains explorer.dll”. Then you’ll se detail operations and query and its status.
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@PeterJones said in explorer.dll. The specified module could not be found.:
It gave the error message for c:\notepad++\plugins\explorer\explorer.dll when you tried to install it while running C:\Users\Carlos\Desktop\npp.7.8.6.bin\notepad++.exe? That doesn’t seem right to me
I meant the same message except the path.
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>where explorer.dll
INFO: Could not find files for the given pattern(s).
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@Carlos-Zhang said in explorer.dll. The specified module could not be found.:
I meant the same message except the path.
I’m sorry for misunderstanding.
INFO: Could not find files for the given pattern(s).
I thought it might show something else, which would have made it easier to debug. But alas, it did not.
Please make sure you try @cmeriaux’s suggestion of procMonitor, which can precisely identify the location of the DLL Notepad++ is really trying to load. And please make sure you try my suggestion #2 of renaming the DLL and its folder.
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@cmeriaux said in explorer.dll. The specified module could not be found.:
Here is a screenshot of procMonitor which could be tricky to use.
I happen to have another tool Process Hacker which can also find dlls.
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@Carlos-Zhang said in explorer.dll. The specified module could not be found.:
I happen to have another tool Process Hacker which can also find dlls.
I don’t think this is the same goal.
ProcMonitor will say which DDL notepad++ querys on plugin loading.
Process hacker will say which one is in use but in your situation , explorer.dll is not loaded, so it’s not in use. You’ll wont find it in process hacker -
Suggestion:
OP is doing too much thinking and this is a problem because his thinking is counter-productive to the thinking of the people trying to help him.
OP needs to do (exactly and only) what the helpers are suggesting, and report back clear results.
That’s the only way this is going to get solved for the OP. My 2c.
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Hi, @peterjones and All,
Sorry to answer only now, but my wife and I spent the big weekend of
May 1stdoing some interior renovations, in our living room !
I also got problems with the plugin explorer.dll (
v1.8.8.0 - x86 - 222,720 bytes) !When I started N++, I was told that
This application could not be start as MSVCP140.dll could not be found! I started searching with theDependency Walkersoftware and it happened that all the following DLL were missing to getexplorer.dllto work properly !********************************| Module List |********************************* * * * Legend: D Delay Load Module ? Missing Module 6 64-bit Module * * * Dynamic Module ! Invalid Module * * E Import/Export Mismatch or Load Failure * * * ******************************************************************************** Module File Time Stamp Link Time Stamp File Size Attr. Link Checksum Real Checksum CPU Subsystem Symbols Preferred Base Actual Base Virtual Size Load Order File Ver Product Ver Image Ver Linker Ver OS Ver Subsystem Ver ----- ------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------- ----- ------------- ------------- --- --------- ---------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ---------- --------------- --------------- --------- ---------- ------ ------------- [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-CONVERT-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-ENVIRONMENT-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-FILESYSTEM-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-HEAP-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-LOCALE-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-MATH-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-MULTIBYTE-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-RUNTIME-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-STDIO-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-STRING-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-TIME-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] API-MS-WIN-CRT-UTILITY-L1-1-0.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [ ? ] VCRUNTIME140.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [D? ] CONCRT140.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [D? ] IESHIMS.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). [D? ] WER.DLL Error opening file. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable (2). ... ... ... ************************************| Log |************************************* Error: At least one required implicit or forwarded dependency was not found. Warning: At least one delay-load dependency module was not found. Warning: At least one module has an unresolved import due to a missing export function in a delay-load dependent module.
However, after download and installation of the missing dll, either, in
system32folder or in...\Plugins\Explorer, I always got the same messageThis application could not be start as MSVCP140.dll could not be found:-((.Luckily, the next day, I found out the solution ! As my
Win WP SP3laptop is quite an antiquity, when rebuilding the OS, after aCpartition crash, in 2018, I simply had installed theMicrosoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistribuable x86So I decided to upgrade and downloaded the
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015. As the requirements includeWin XP SP3, even ifVS2015is not present, and that some hardware specifications were OK, I ran the executable and restarted my laptop.And…, miraculously, after starting notepad++, no more error message and the
Explorerplugin was well installed and fully functional ;-))Best Regards,
guy038
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@PeterJones said in explorer.dll. The specified module could not be found.:
And please make sure you try my suggestion #2 of renaming the DLL and its folder.
Yes I did. Please see above.
