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    • Ekopalypse
      Ekopalypse @Michael Vincent last edited by

      @Michael-Vincent said in Context menu entry in the potable version of Notepad++:

      Perhaps where to get ‘NppShell_01.dll’ - it is not available in the portable ZIP download the OP references.

      That makes sense. I thought it was included, but obviously it is not.

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      • Alan Kilborn
        Alan Kilborn @Michael Vincent last edited by

        @Michael-Vincent said in Context menu entry in the potable version of Notepad++:

        Perhaps where to get ‘NppShell_01.dll’ - it is not available in the portable ZIP download

        Where DOES one obtain it?

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        • Ekopalypse
          Ekopalypse last edited by

          If I’m correct, the only way currently is to download an installer package and extract it from there using tools like 7z.

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          • Ekopalypse
            Ekopalypse last edited by Ekopalypse

            But I think this should also ship with the portable version.
            What do you think, worth opening an FR?

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            • Jaanyaar
              Jaanyaar last edited by

              I found the last version of the .dll “NppShell_06.dll” from the installer package. Tried regsvr32 /i NppShell_06.dll by the CMD Prompt (Adminstrator) but encountered an error:

              The module “NppShell_06.dll” was loaded but the call to DLLRegisterServer failed with error code 0x80004005.

              Any hint?

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              • Alan Kilborn
                Alan Kilborn @Jaanyaar last edited by

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                • Ekopalypse
                  Ekopalypse @Jaanyaar last edited by

                  @J4NY4R said in Context menu entry in the potable version of Notepad++:

                  0x80004005.

                  Can you post the debug-info from npp? Is available from the last menu, the ? menu?

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                  • Jaanyaar
                    Jaanyaar @Ekopalypse last edited by

                    @Ekopalypse

                    Notepad++ v7.9.2 (32-bit)
                    Build time : Dec 31 2020 - 03:58:36
                    Path : D:\Portable Programs\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
                    Admin mode : ON
                    Local Conf mode : ON
                    OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 (64-bit)
                    OS Version : 1809
                    OS Build : 17763.1637
                    Current ANSI codepage : 1252
                    Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

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                    • Ekopalypse
                      Ekopalypse @Jaanyaar last edited by

                      @J4NY4R said in Context menu entry in the potable version of Notepad++:

                      v7.9.2 (32-bit)

                      Did you use the file from the 32bit installation package or the one from the 64bit package?

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                      • Jaanyaar
                        Jaanyaar @Ekopalypse last edited by

                        @Ekopalypse said in Context menu entry in the potable version of Notepad++:

                        @J4NY4R said in Context menu entry in the potable version of Notepad++:

                        v7.9.2 (32-bit)

                        Did you use the file from the 32bit installation package or the one from the 64bit package?

                        32 bit one.

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                        • Ekopalypse
                          Ekopalypse @Jaanyaar last edited by

                          @J4NY4R

                          Ok, give me a few minutes, I will start my virtualbox and try to see what the problem is. It’s the least I can do after pointing you to this solution.

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                          • Ekopalypse
                            Ekopalypse @Jaanyaar last edited by Ekopalypse

                            @J4NY4R

                            Are you sure you used an elevated command prompt?
                            When I open a cmd (using Run as administrator), change to the directory where the NppShell file is located and run the above command, I get a new window asking for the settings.
                            I set them and it’s done.

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                            Notepad++ v7.9.2   (32-bit)
                            Build time : Dec 31 2020 - 03:58:36
                            Path : C:\Portable Programs\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
                            Admin mode : OFF
                            Local Conf mode : ON
                            OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit) 
                            OS Version : 2004
                            OS Build : 19041.388
                            Current ANSI codepage : 1252
                            Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll 
                            
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                            • Jaanyaar
                              Jaanyaar last edited by

                              @Ekopalypse
                              Don’t know what wrong was on my side but at last I managed to solve it. Thanks for your time and help.

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                              • Jaanyaar
                                Jaanyaar last edited by

                                2021-01-07_20-00-01.png

                                Although I have the shell entry now, but I can’t open any file with it!

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                                • prahladmifour
                                  prahladmifour last edited by

                                  Hello,@Jaanyaar
                                  Please follow this information, To Context menu entry in the portable version of Notepad++.
                                  The first thing you’ll want to do is open up regedit.exe through the Start Menu search or run box, and then browse down to the following key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell
                                  Registry Editor
                                  registryeditor.PNG

                                  The screen should look similar to this one if you are in the right place.

                                  Next, you’ll want to create a new key underneath the shell key, the name of which is exactly what is going to show up on the desktop menu. Right-click on the “shell” key, and then choose New \ Key from the menu.

                                  Give the new key the name that you want to show up on the desktop context menu. For this example, we’ll be using Open with Notepad++.

                                  Next, you’ll need to create the command key that will actually hold the command used to launch the application. Right-click on the new Notepad++ key, and then choose New \ Key from the menu.

                                  Registry Editor
                                  AddRegistry.PNG

                                  Give this key the name “command” in lowercase.

                                  To complete this step you’ll need the full path to the application that you want to launch. You can use Shift + Right-Click to get the Copy as Path menu item to find this more quickly.

                                  Now click on “command” on the left side, and then double-click on the (Default) key on the right side to edit the string value.

                                  Paste in the full path to the executable that you got from the “Copy as Path” step above, or you can put in the full path yourself if you’d like.

                                  And right-clicking on the desktop will produce the new menu item… naturally, using this menu item should launch Notepad++.

                                  You can add as many applications to the desktop context menu as you’d like, just repeat the steps with a new menu item name.

                                  It is basically the same for other Windows versions too.

                                  I hope this information will be useful to you.
                                  Thank you.

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                                  • Jaanyaar
                                    Jaanyaar last edited by

                                    @prahladmifour Thanks!

                                    I did realize what the cause of my error message was. Notepad++ was set to run as Administrator, using the context menu entry in this situation leads to the above error.

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                                    • Alan Kilborn
                                      Alan Kilborn @Jaanyaar last edited by

                                      @Jaanyaar said in Context menu entry in the potable version of Notepad++:

                                      I did realize what the cause of my error message was. Notepad++ was set to run as Administrator, using the context menu entry in this situation leads to the above error.

                                      This makes sense, although the error message received is not helpful:
                                      Your Explorer is running non-admin. When it tries to tell an admin-level N++ to run/switch-to N++, N++ says “I can’t do that because you are not important enough”.

                                      Good that it is now working for you @Jaanyaar

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                                      • dinkumoil
                                        dinkumoil @Jaanyaar last edited by dinkumoil

                                        @Jaanyaar @Ekopalypse @Alan-Kilborn

                                        For the records:

                                        When installing the Notepad++ shell extension manually, one has to choose the version of the DLL with the same bitness like the Explorer itself, i.e. the bitness of his Windows installation. Since 32 bit Notepad++ can be installed on both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows, its installer contains two versions of NppShell_06.dll, a 32 bit and a 64 bit version. I guess @Jaanyaar luckily choose the correct one in his second attempt to install the shell extension.

                                        @Alan-Kilborn

                                        the error message received is not helpful

                                        Unhelpful and/or uncertain error messages are a well-known feature of Notepad++, aren’t they? ;-) Especially I think for Plugins Admin error messages. I even filed an issue regarding that a long time ago - nothing happened.

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