On install regsvr32 has stopped working
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On windows Server 2013 (we cannot update this) I’m trying to update NPP in c:\users\MYUSER\app\Notepad++\ but I’m getting an error.
The first error after installation is in a popup window and says:
Runtime Error! Program c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.exe. This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information.The second window that pops up is:
Microsoft(c) Register Server has stopped working. Windows can check online for a solution to the problem. (There are 2 buttons:) Check online for a solution and close the program. Close the program.I have limited permissions to install on this dev machine so I installed it under c:\users\MYUSER. But why do I still have problems?
This is stopping me from updating NPP. How can I get this to work?
Thank you.
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@C-Bacca said in On install regsvr32 has stopped working:
On windows Server 2013
Do you mean Windows Server 2012 R2 (Windows 8.1 based)?
(I can try to test the same in a VM but has to be sure which Windows…)
@C-Bacca said in On install regsvr32 has stopped working:
I have limited permissions to install on this dev machine so I installed
From your error messages is clear that there is a problem with registering the Notepad++ context menu shell extension (NppShell). Since only “system-wide” registration (which in turn needs the admin-rights anyway) is currently supported for NppShell, I would simply choose to install without this shell extension during installation:
Other workaround is to use a portable N++ version instead, e.g. here is the link to the latest v8.8 (x64): https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/download/v8.8/npp.8.8.portable.x64.zip
Just unzip that to your writable folder of choice and run there the Notepad++.exe. And portable N++ versions do not contain the NppShell at all, so no similar regsvr32 problem is possible…
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