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!!