Notedpad missing from the context of mouse right click

Zillah Zillah

Dear Experts

I am using windows 10 not windows 7

Right now I am missing Notepad ++ from the context of the mouse right click , uninstalled and installed didn’t fix the issue

I have seen online couple of online solutions

Applied and it didn’t fix the issue, I don’t know if I am missing something ?

http://www.dhillonblog.com/2009/10/notepad-missing-from-context-menu-in-windows-7/

Thx

Claudia Frank

@Zillah-Zillah

can you try using regsvr32 (check if the name is still correct, file should be under c:\windows…)?

Something like

regsvr32.exe NppShell_06.dll

Could be that you have to logout and login again to make it work.
And I assume you have to execute it as administrator.

Cheers
Claudia

Zillah Zillah

Hi
Attached error occurred
https://imgur.com/a/DXzqu

Claudia Frank

@Zillah-Zillah

sorry, you must supply the installation path of notepad++.

regsvr32.exe C:\Program ...\NppShell_06.dll

if there are spaces within your path encase it with double quotes like

regsvr32.exe "C:\Program ...\NppShell_06.dll"

… of course must be replaced with your installation path.

And the file NppShell_06.dll MUST be within the installation directory, of course - please double check if this is the case.

Cheers
Claudia

Zillah Zillah

Thanks Claudia for your help

Installation path for my Notepad++ is

C:\Program Files\Notepad++

https://imgur.com/a/WItSP

I executed the command (regsvr32) while I am in C:\Windows\System32 directory as shown in the screen shot below :

https://imgur.com/a/nRPwf

Am I missing something ?

Thx

Claudia Frank

@Zillah-Zillah

Am I missing something ?

Yes, my hint about the spaces in the path :-)

Your call should look like this

 regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\NppShell_06.dll"

The double quotes are needed as some programs, like regsvr32, determine the parameters
by using a space as a divider. By encasing in double quotes regsvr takes the whole path
as one parameter.

Cheers
Claudia

Zillah Zillah

Thanks Claudia

Yes, my hint about the spaces in the path :-)<<

Although i did last time but I forgot to send you the snapshot.

Below is the screenshot with double quotes

https://imgur.com/a/nOSXI

Claudia Frank

@Zillah-Zillah

did you run this in an elevated command prompt?
As in Run as administrator?

Cheers
Claudia

Zillah Zillah

Let me try it again and see
Thx

Zillah Zillah

Thx
Yes Administrator’s privilege was missing and now it is completed successfully , restarted the computer still the option in the mouse right context is not there

Claudia Frank

@Zillah-Zillah

sorry but this means either MS has changed something in regards to shell extension or
your setup has something special about it.
And as I do not have Windows operating system anymore I cannot really try to find out
what is going on.
I’m sorry but I hope someone other with a Windows 10 Installation and knowledge about
what needs to be done reads this and picks up this question.

Cheers
Claudia

A Former User

Hi,
Just wanted to thank ZillaZilla for posting the problem. I learned from what you were having problems with. I had downloaded Notepad++ and expected it to work right off. Through your post I fixed it and it is working. The only problem was I took off work to do this assignment and wasted all day trying to get this to work.

Thanks again!!