Version issue

Jeff Matheny

I use Action1 to manage patches for my home systems. I have one system that shows that Notepad++ version 8.6.2 is installed. Both Notepad++ and Installed apps show that 8.7.4 is installed.

Any suggestions on where the older version info is hiding, so I can remove it?

PeterJones

@Jeff-Matheny ,

Maybe you have the 8.7.4 64bit installed in Program Files, and the 8.6.2 32bit in Program Files (x86).

Otherwise, I would suggest using the Windows Explorer Search capability to look for notepad++.exe on your whole computer, and see where all it can find it.

(Also, maybe open up regedit.exe and search the registry for notepad++.exe , which might find leftovers from some previous installation in a different location than your expected location.)

Terry R

@Jeff-Matheny said in Version issue:

Any suggestions on where the older version info is hiding, so I can remove it?

Notepad++ can either be installed (as listed in the installed apps in Windows) or “unzipped” as in using the portable version which is unzipped into a folder and is self contained. Additionally both setups can be either 64bit or 32bit versions.

So you will need to look across the entire Windows system for any notepad++.exe files. Any in the Program Files or Program Files x86 folders will very likely be “installed” and show in the Windows listed apps system.

You will only find all the versions by completing this. Start with the installed version as likely you would have installed one at least due to the Action1 system managing it.

Obviously installed ones need to be uninstalled, but the portable one can just be deleted.

Terry

Jeff Matheny

@Terry-R, @PeterJones - It was pretty strange. I ended up having to uninstall 8.7.4. Once it was uninstalled, there was a ghost from 8.6.2 listed in Add/Remove Programs. Redownloaded 8.6.2 and installed it, then uninstalled it. That seems to have wiped the residual traces of the original install away. 8.7.4 is installed again, and working as it should.