TC756: F4=file not found (cannot locate nodepad.exe)

[wanderer]

Tests performed under Win2K8 server 64bit.

When F4 is pressed, a "file not found" message appears. Editor is the default "notepad.exe". If the editor is set to "%SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe", it works just fine.

[ghisler(Author)]

Total Commander expects notepad.exe in Windows directory now if no path is given, as it is in all consumer versions of Windows. Why? When I just give "notepad.exe" to the launch function, it would launch the program from the current directory if there is one there. This Windows security hole was one of the main reasons for the 7.56 release.

Maybe you have a better idea how to find notepad when it's not in the default location?

[MVV]

By default notepad.exe is in:
Windows XP 32-bit: Windows\notepad.exe
Windows 7 32-bit: Windows\notepad.exe
Windows 7 64-bit: Windows\notepad.exe (64-bit EXE)

So it is normal to start notepad.exe always from Windows directory. User always can change editor path if he has editor in non-standard place.

[wanderer]

Total Commander expects notepad.exe in Windows directory now if no path is given, as it is in all consumer versions of Windows.

Not all versions. In windows2008 64bit server (plain and R2), notepad.exe is in system32 by default (the same exe also appears in syswow64, i'm not sure if there's any difference)

Maybe you have a better idea how to find notepad when it's not in the default location?

Search for in system dir (system32) too.

[MVV]

the same exe also appears in syswow64, i'm not sure if there's any difference

System32 folder contains 64-bit EXE while SysWow64 contains 32-bit one. But because of dumb x64 redirection you see that theese folders are equal.

[wanderer]

the same exe also appears in syswow64, i'm not sure if there's any difference

System32 folder contains 64-bit EXE while SysWow64 contains 32-bit one. But because of redirection you see that theese folders are equal.

Yes, it's the very clear way MS has implemented this "feature". I wonder what will happen if after 20 years they decide to move to 128 bit. Will they add a system16 folder and put 128bit files in it? Thanks for the clarification anyway.

[karlchen]

The problem has been solved in T.C. 7.56a.

Testing environment:
+ Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
+ Total Commander 7.56.a

Editor setting: Editor=notepad.exe

Using <F4> to edit a text file works fine again. - Case closed.

Kind regards,
Karl

[wanderer]

The problem has been solved in T.C. 7.56a.

Indeed. Confirmed also under 2K8 (not R2) 64-bit. Thanks for reminding Karl.

[ghisler(Author)]

Great, thanks!

[cangia]

The problem has been solved in T.C. 7.56a.

Indeed. Confirmed also under 2K8 (not R2) 64-bit. Thanks for reminding Karl.

I've Windows 7 64 bit, TC 7.56a.
Same problem, not able to call editor with F4, no notepad, no other editor.
Editing manually wincmd.ini with quotes, double quotes double double quotes ecc. but it doesn't work always "file not found" message.

[karlchen]

Hello, cangia.

The original bug, TC756: F4=file not found (cannot locate nodepad.exe), has definitely been fixed in T.C. 7.56a. And the original bug only affected Notepad.exe, not any other editor like Notepad2, Notepad++, PsPad etc pp.

Therefore, I wonder whether the symptoms that you see are related to the other bug report which you posted here: Change settings file directly: Not enough memory.
After all "Change settings files directly" calls Notepad and opens wincmd.ini and wcx_ftp.ini. This, as you report, gives a "Not enough memory" error.

Kind regards,
Karl

[cangia]

I've found my problem....
I've Textpad editor.
It has one option "Replace notepad" and in my case that was checked.
Now i'unchecked it and all works F4 and no more error "Not enough memory".
Thank's sorry to take your time.

[ghisler(Author)]

I see - it would be nice if you could complain to the Textpad author!