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Notepad2 error: "Another instance of Notepad2 is starting. Please wait for it to start before launching it again."

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Notepad2 error: "Another instance of Notepad2 is starting. Please wait for it to start before launching it again."

I got this after a not proper system shutdown. The only way to get rid of this and start Notepad2 again is to "reinstall" it; namely, delete the Data directory.

On a separate note sometimes I am able to run 2 instances of Notepad2 (2 windows from the same install), sometimes not. But I couldn't find the logic behind when I can run two and when I can't. Could you help me with this too?

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PortableApps\Notepad2Portable

PortableApps\Notepad2Portable\Notepad2Portable.exe does as you say. But PortableApps\Notepad2Portable\App\Notepad2\Notepad2.exe seems to work fine. So it's a problem with the launcher, isn't it ?

I think the Florian Balmer's original at www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html‎ is already portable, isn't it ?

So if I start this one directly, it's still portable and doesn't read or write to local drives, right ?

I just wonder why the .exe in ...\App\Notepad2 is just 275K while the original is 693K. Any idea ?

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compressed

As far as I'm aware, the app has been compressed to save space, accounting for the difference in size.

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thanks

Thanks, that explains. Wink

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Notepad2-mod Portable seems

Notepad2-mod Portable seems not to have this problem. Perhaps some help to fix Notepad2 Portable.

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