Vista - Text editor that doesn't need an install

4 Weeks Ago

Use to have a very good text editor on my work PC (win 2000), firstly
TextPad and then PSPad.
My work PC has now been upgraded to Vista Enterprise and I can't
reinstall them, since I don't have admin rights and don't expect to be
easily given them.
Anyone know of a text editor like either of these which can simply be
run as an exe?
Thanks,
Martin J

4 Weeks Ago

"martin j" <mjohnconnor@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:6b7c352a-f304-4f3d-b589-e14a6e719ef5@newsgroup

Quote:

> Use to have a very good text editor on my work PC (win 2000), firstly
> TextPad and then PSPad.
> My work PC has now been upgraded to Vista Enterprise and I can't
> reinstall them, since I don't have admin rights and don't expect to be
> easily given them.
> Anyone know of a text editor like either of these which can simply be
> run as an exe?
> Thanks,
> Martin J

How about NotePad++ portable:
http://portableapps.com/apps/develop...padpp_portable

4 Weeks Ago

martin j wrote:

Quote:

> Use to have a very good text editor on my work PC (win 2000), firstly
> TextPad and then PSPad.
> My work PC has now been upgraded to Vista Enterprise and I can't
> reinstall them, since I don't have admin rights and don't expect to be
> easily given them.
> Anyone know of a text editor like either of these which can simply be
> run as an exe?
> Thanks,
> Martin J

I suspect that NotePad++ might fill the bill if you follow their
"no-install, just-run" instructions. It is free so you won't be out much
except time to try it. The program is also available as a Portable App
which runs from a USB key but I don't know how that would work out under
Vista's draconian rules.

--
John McGaw
http://johnmcgaw.com

3 Weeks Ago

On Oct 30, 6:05 am, martin j <mjohncon...@newsgroup> wrote:

Quote:

> My work PC has now been upgraded to Vista Enterprise and I can't
> reinstall them, since I don't have admin rights and don't expect
> to be easily given them.

Zeus - http://www.zeusedit.com

Quote:

> Anyone know of a text editor like either of these which can simply be
> run as an exe?

Zeus does comes as an installer package but once it has been
installed
once it can then be easly copied to any another location.

But Zeus does need minimal user permissions as it does write some
information to the users Windows registry.

Jussi Jumppanen
Author: Zeus for Windows IDE

4 Weeks Ago	#1 (permalink)
martin j n/a posts	Text editor that doesn't need an install Use to have a very good text editor on my work PC (win 2000), firstly TextPad and then PSPad. My work PC has now been upgraded to Vista Enterprise and I can't reinstall them, since I don't have admin rights and don't expect to be easily given them. Anyone know of a text editor like either of these which can simply be run as an exe? Thanks, Martin J
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4 Weeks Ago	#2 (permalink)
Dave-UK n/a posts	Re: Text editor that doesn't need an install "martin j" <mjohnconnor@newsgroup> wrote in message news:6b7c352a-f304-4f3d-b589-e14a6e719ef5@newsgroup Quote: > Use to have a very good text editor on my work PC (win 2000), firstly > TextPad and then PSPad. > My work PC has now been upgraded to Vista Enterprise and I can't > reinstall them, since I don't have admin rights and don't expect to be > easily given them. > Anyone know of a text editor like either of these which can simply be > run as an exe? > Thanks, > Martin J How about NotePad++ portable: http://portableapps.com/apps/develop...padpp_portable
My System Specs

4 Weeks Ago	#3 (permalink)
John McGaw n/a posts	Re: Text editor that doesn't need an install martin j wrote: Quote: > Use to have a very good text editor on my work PC (win 2000), firstly > TextPad and then PSPad. > My work PC has now been upgraded to Vista Enterprise and I can't > reinstall them, since I don't have admin rights and don't expect to be > easily given them. > Anyone know of a text editor like either of these which can simply be > run as an exe? > Thanks, > Martin J I suspect that NotePad++ might fill the bill if you follow their "no-install, just-run" instructions. It is free so you won't be out much except time to try it. The program is also available as a Portable App which runs from a USB key but I don't know how that would work out under Vista's draconian rules. -- John McGaw http://johnmcgaw.com
My System Specs

3 Weeks Ago	#4 (permalink)
JussiJ n/a posts	Re: Text editor that doesn't need an install On Oct 30, 6:05 am, martin j <mjohncon...@newsgroup> wrote: Quote: > My work PC has now been upgraded to Vista Enterprise and I can't > reinstall them, since I don't have admin rights and don't expect > to be easily given them. Zeus - http://www.zeusedit.com Quote: > Anyone know of a text editor like either of these which can simply be > run as an exe? Zeus does comes as an installer package but once it has been installed once it can then be easly copied to any another location. But Zeus does need minimal user permissions as it does write some information to the users Windows registry. Jussi Jumppanen Author: Zeus for Windows IDE
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