Notepad++ gives the error "This ANSI plugin is not compatible with your Unicode Notepad++"
Problem
The following error message is displayed after running Notepad++:
This ANSI plugin is not compatible with your Unicode Notepad++.
This plugin is not compatible with current version of Notepad++.
Do you want to remove this plugin from plugins directory to prevent this
message from the next launch time?
Solution
This error occurs when you update from the older (ansi) version of Notepad++ to the newer (unicode) version. Some plugins only work with the ansi version, so the error is displayed.
Download the latest version of Notepad++ from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=95717&package_id=102072.
Download the zip archive, not the installer. The filename will look similar to this: npp.5.×.×.bin.zip.
Open the zip file you just downloaded and drag the “ansi” folder to the desktop. This is a complete, working copy of Notepad++. (You just don’t have to run an installer to use it.) You do not need to do anything with the “unicode” folder.
The Notepad++ that is in the “ansi” folder is the version you want to use from now on. If you want to continue using the ansi plugins, you must use the ansi Notepad++.
Copy any plugins that are causing the error from the “plugins” folder of the version of Notepad++ you had before downloading this version into the “plugins” folder inside the “ansi” folder you just copied out of the zip file. For example, if you had Notepad++ installed to “C:\Program Files\Notepad++”, you want to copy the plugins from “C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins” to “ansi\plugins”.
Open Notepad++ by running “notepad++.exe”. The plugins should now be working properly, and the error should not appear.