Remember, don’t download the setup or installer program when you choose an alternative. So we won’t be able to use that to replace Notepad. A program like Notepad++ has a bunch of file and folder dependencies and when you copy the EXE file to the desktop, it raises a bunch of errors. If the program runs without any errors from the desktop, you can use it to replace Notepad. Go ahead and copy that one file to your desktop and see if you can run the program. Unzip the files and you should have a folder with some files, one being the Application file ( EXE).

For example, if you decide to use Notepad2, first make sure to download the 32-bit or 64-bit program files, not the setup.

Firstly, you have to download the non-installer version of the program. That being said, I’m still going to walk you through the steps for actually replacing Notepad with a different program in case that’s really what you want to do.īefore we get into the procedure, you have to check the alternative program to make sure it works all by itself. This is obviously a lot easier and a lot safer.

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