Text editor on a USB flash drive ...

[PoBoy]

Is there a ( Windows ) text editor that I can install on a USB flash drive and which does not use the registry ( so I can use it anywhere ) ? Preferably with multi-tab support, multiple undo-redo etc.

 

[Ein]

Portable OpenOffice.org 2.0 & 1.1.5

Portable OpenOffice.org allows you to carry an entire office suite -- word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, drawing, etc. -- with you on an iPod, USB thumbdrive, portable hard drive or any other portable media. You can plug it right into any Windows computer and use it just like you would on your own.

http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/portable_openoffice/

 

[PoBoy]

Thanks. OO is a 70+MB download plus it would take up quite a lot of space on my 512MB USB.

I managed to find an alternative : EditPad Lite at
http://www.editpadlite.com/editpadlite.html

It can be configured to use an .ini file instead of the registry.

 

[Ein]

u could also consider Portable AbiWord 2.4.1

6.2 MB

 

[PoBoy]

... managed to find an alternative : EditPad Lite ...

Caution ! EditPad Lite isn't a very good editor, and it seems to crash my system ( not sure about this ).

 

[Eazy]

Caution ! EditPad Lite isn't a very good editor, and it seems to crash my system ( not sure about this ).

I have used Editpad as my Default text editor for years and have never had a problem with it - I have Editpad v3.2.1 running even today - it is a freeware and it needs no installation - it works off only one EXE file.

 

[dipdude]

Caution ! EditPad Lite isn't a very good editor, and it seems to crash my system ( not sure about this ).

why are you not sure about it, did it crash your system, what is your os, you have to elaborate. text editor crashing your system would be a rarity.

 

[PoBoy]

I'm using EditPad *lite* v5.4.5 . The system crash most probably wasn't due to EPad. But it does have bugs. Feature-wise too it isn't too great, but it is the lite/free version. Wish I could use Crimson Editor instead, that's a much better editor.
One thing I must mention is that EPad, allowed me to edit ( global replace in all open files ) utf-8 encoded files. The editor I normally use wouldn't allow that.
btw, have you edited more than say 25 files with EPad at the same time ?
I'm using Win Me.