“Error in LoadLibrary(“wscitecm.dll”)-Application can’t be started because it’s configuration is incorrect, reinstalling application can fix the problem.”

and

“Generate Activation Context failed for C:\Program Files\Scintilla Text Editor\wscitecm.dll. Reference error message: The referenced assembly is not installed on your system.”

are resolved by installing Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Service Pack 1 (SP1).

I did have a problem when compling – I got a file not found error when the mt.exe part of the build ran (it seems as if the .manifest file is missing. The dll was still created and it works so I’m not sure if it’s a big deal. I’m compiling using the VS 2010 beta on Windows 7 x64 if that explains anything.

André Burgaud :

Did you try to install the extension in elevated mode? In the Vista Start Menu, find Command Prompt (cmd.exe), right click and select Run as administrator. In the command prompt window open in elevated mode, change to the directory that contains wscitecm.dll and execute: regsvr32 wscitecm.dll. I’m not sure this will solve this issue, but I would try it if you did not do it yet.
-André-

That was exactly what solved my problem on Windows 7. The SciTE setup provided by Bruce Dodson just fails if shell extension is installed. So I tried to install this extension manually. If Command Prompt is not run as Administrator the following error appears: 0×80004005. So it would be fine if you add some comments about this problem in the Read Me.

I’m having trouble compiling the DLL; and I think it’s because of the version of WIN32.MAK I’m using. Can you post the file with which you’ve successfully compiled this DLL, or let us know where I can download it? Thanks!

Error in LoadLibrary(“wscitecm.dll”)-Application can’t be started because it’s configuration is incorrect, reinstalling application can fix the problem.

What can be the problem or solution?

My OS is Windows XP Service pack 3 (32 bits)

Thanks

great sample. is it possible to extend this to have 2 level menu?

Rosen

now I got the solution of my problem…

I read anywhere in MSDN (e.g. Process Interoperability) it’s impossible to load a 32-bit DLL into a 64-bit process! I use a 64-bit Explorer on my 64-bit Windows XP and every source code example I tried beforehand was compiled as a 32-bit DLL!

Sum: If I use a 64-bit OS I have to compile shell extensions as 64-bit binaries!

Best regards
Torsten

thanks for answering so quickly.

I’m using Windows XP (64-Bit) not Vista and yes I’m always the administrator.

In my opinion VS2005 needs a “special” set up to produce 32-bit binaries when it is used on WinXP64 platforms. But I don’t know what settings I’ll need. The problem is none of the samples I tried (neither in C# nor in C++) could be installed on my 64-bit WinXP when I compiled those with VS2005. However, I can see that for example Notepad++ (nppcm by André Burgaud ) is resisted as Shell Extension.

Do you have any idea to solve my problem except a usage of 32-bit-WinXP?

Best regard
Torsten

Did you try to install the extension in elevated mode? In the Vista Start Menu, find Command Prompt (cmd.exe), right click and select Run as administrator. In the command prompt window open in elevated mode, change to the directory that contains wscitecm.dll and execute: regsvr32 wscitecm.dll. I’m not sure this will solve this issue, but I would try it if you did not do it yet.

-André-