Notepad++ 8.4 crashing frequently.

[Amol Tarte]

I have just updated to Notepad++ 8.4 (Downloaded from https://notepad-plus-plus.org)
but it is crashing within a few seconds everytime.
Reverting back to 8.3.3

OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
RAM 16 GB

[Terry R]

@amol-tarte said in Notepad++ 8.4 crashing frequently.:

but it is crashing within a few seconds everytime.
Reverting back to 8.3.3

That’s not going to help anyone to figure out the issue. If you haven’t yet, try running the 8.4 version without any plugins. Also get the “debug info”, under the ? menu. Copy and paste that here. That would be helpful to try and determine where the issue might be.

Terry

[Markus Gaugg]

For me, this version runs absolutely stable, is probably due to plugins.

[William Algie]

I had the same problem!
After installing 8.4, it would crash after moving the pointer a few lines up or down!
After several hours of debugging, I discovered that Plugins were the problem.
My Plugins are Columntools, DSSpellCheck, Mime Tools, NPP Converter, and NPP Export.
Removing ColumnTools and DSSpellCheck from the Plugins folder solved the problem.
I then downloaded and installed 8.4.1. and it is working perfectly.
I wonder if there are updates to the Plugins I removed?

[PeterJones]

@william-algie ,

I have been using Notepad++ v8.4 for nearly the entire time it’s been out, with many plugins, including DSpellCheck, Mime Tools, NppConverter, and NppExport, and have never had a crash yet. Given that ColumnTools is the only one you listed that I don’t use, that would be my first guess. Looking through the ColumnTools issues, it was found that plugin version 1.4.3.1 did crash in v8.4. You can download the most recent release of the plugin and manually install it (extract the DLL and overwrite your old ColumnTools.dll, then restart Notepad++).

[William Algie]

Update:
Downloaded and installed ColumnTools 1.4.4.1 from here: https://github.com/vinsworldcom/nppColumnTools/releases
NotePad++ worked perfectly!
From Plugins/Admin, installed DSSpellCheck and NotePad++ crashed.

[Michael Vincent]

@william-algie said in Notepad++ 8.4 crashing frequently.:

Downloaded and installed ColumnTools 1.4.4.1 from here: https://github.com/vinsworldcom/nppColumnTools/releases
NotePad++ worked perfectly!

Thanks @PeterJones !

You beat me to it! That update should be in Plugin Admin in the Notepad++ 8.4.1 release.

Cheers.

[William Algie]

Update 2:
My DSSpellCheck version was 1.4.2.1.
Downloaded and Imported DSSpellCheck 1.4.2.3 Plugin from here: https://github.com/Predelnik/DSpellCheck/releases

NotePad++ is working perfectly!

[chris duncan]

I accepted the update to 8.4.4 today, and also find that it crashes as soon as I type anything, or highlight text with the mouse.

Here is the Debug info :

Notepad++ v8.4.4 (64-bit)
Build time : Jul 15 2022 - 17:54:42
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : “D:\Downloads\CEVT\E4\LANE1\Sprint_4\09_Rebuild-ASY-GE057155-S2-V00CA00_0119_ABAC_PDC_TSC_Removed\04-Components\Patches\03-Source\Patches\Rte_OsApplication_ASILD.c”
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version : 20H2
OS Build : 19042.1889
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins :
AutoCodepage (1.2.4)
AutoEolFormat (1.0.2)
AutosarXmlNavigator (1.0.6801.28205)
AutoSave (1.6.1)
ColumnTools (1.4.3.1)
ComparePlugin (2.0.2)
Explorer (1.9.5)
mimeTools (2.8)
NewFileBrowser (0.1.5)
nppAutoDetectIndent (2.3)
NppConverter (4.4)
NppEditorConfig (0.4)
NppExport (0.4)
PreviewHTML (1.3.2)

[Alan Kilborn]

@chris-duncan

You probably want to have a look HERE.

BTW, where did you obtain an AutosarXmlNavigator plugin?

[chris duncan]

Thanks for the tip William Algie :
I also went to the plugins - Plugins-Admin, and looked at the Updates Tab, and ColumnTools 1.4.4.1 was avalable, so I updated it, and now the problem seems to be solved.