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Notepad++ Error for 64bit - ShellExecute failed (2): Is this command correct?

Cause : It happens when you set Notepad++ to "run as" administrator on Windows 7. Fix:  To fix this, you need to manually edit the registry of your system to create a new option in pop-up menu to open files with Notepad++ Step 1 : Delete existing  Edit with Notepad++  entry from registry Go into your registry as an administrator (Run -> regedit) and search for notepad++.exe. Find the key under  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT  that has an entry with the  Edit with Notepad++  (or maybe  Edit with &Notepad++ ) and delete the entire key. Right click and you should see that you no longer have that option. Step 2 : Create new entry Open with Notepad++ Go to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell Create a new key under shell called  OpenWithNotepad  and create a subkey under that called  command . In the  OpenWithNotepad  key the default string is what you want the context menu item to be called. I set it to  Open with Not...

Notepad as Personal Diary

1. Open a blank Notepad file 2. Write .LOG as the first line of the file, followed by a enter. Save the file and close it. 3. Double-click the file to open it and notice that Notepad appends the current date and time to the end of the file and places the cursor on the line after. 4. Type your notes and then save and close the file. 5. Reopen the file, you will see current date and time again. by this trick u can also use ur notebook as a personal diary.