This shell extension adds the ability to open files in notepad directly from the explorer’s context menu.
Simply select the file(s) that you want to view, right-click and select “Open with Notepad” from the context menu.

Download

Current version: 1.1.0 (July 6, 2010)
You can download the shell extension and the source code separately:

• Add-in only (size 33KB) – Download
• Source code (size 43KB) – Download

Setup

1. Unzip openwithnotepad.zip to the folder where you want to install the utility (e.g., C:\Windows).
2. Go to the installation folder and double-click on install.bat or install64.bat, depending on the type of your Windows: 32 or 64-bit. Install.bat registers openwithnotepad.dll in the system.
3. If you wish, you can delete the .bat files and the .dll of the other Windows type.

Alternatively you can:

1. Copy openwithnotepad.dll to the installation folder (e.g., C:\Windows). Use openwithnotepad64.dll if you’re running a 64-bit version of Windows.
2. From the Start menu select Run…
3. Type “regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\openwithnotepad.dll” (or openwithnotepad64.dll) and press OK. Specify the exact installation folder.

Note: you have to have administrative rights to run regsvr32.exe.

To uninstall the shell extension

1. From the Start menu select Run…
2. Type “regsvr32.exe /u C:\Windows\openwithnotepad.dll” and press OK (specify the exact installation folder)
3. Delete openwithnotepad.dll from the installation folder. You may need to reboot before you can delete the DLL.

Version History

Version 1.1.0
Porting to 64-bit Windows.

Version 1.00.0
First release outside my small beta tester comunity.

Freeware

This software is free. It is distributed with the source code and you are encouraged to do anything you want with it. If you do anything interesting, I’d be happy to hear about it.