notpad++ 7.5.6 install and plugins

[Brendan Ford]

Hello All
I love Notepad++ (Npp), and it has worked great for a while. Here is what I like and use in Npp;
Default app for .txt, .log, .ini.
Plugins;
Compare 1.5.6 http://www.technicaloverload.com/compare-two-files-using-notepad/
ColumnSort NppColumnSort-1.0.0.2 http://william.famille-blum.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry110123-113226
Spell Check
NppFTP
TextFX for sort remove duplicates, and I want to add ans use the the xml re indent option.

I installed Npp version 7.5.6 and I had to reinstall the plugin manager and then installed the plugins and
column sort won’t load says it is not compatible.
Then when I went to windows explore and found a .txt file, I couldn’t right click on it make it open in Npp, and windows explorer wouldn’t let me open by browsing to “C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe” file and making the default application.

What version of Npp do I need to download and install to make all of these plugins to work, set Npp as the default app for file types?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[chcg]

Which version of N++ did you install. Sounds like it is the 64bit version. You could check that under ?->Debug Info…

NppColumnSort is not available for 64bit, neither TextFx.
So probably the 32bit version is the right one for you, see https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.5.6.html.

[Brendan Ford]

Thanks chcg
Yes I have 64, it doesn’t need to match my Win OS version?
I will try to uninstall current and reinstall the 32bit

[chcg]

Yes, it is possible to run the 32 bit version also on a win 64 OS version.