title: Notepad++, NppExec, CreateProcess() failed with error code 2, Windows 8.1
body: <p>I'm new to Notepad++ and C++ programming language. I couldn't figure out what has gone wrong, albeit, it might look simple to resolved to many. 
  Tried to search for solution, but to no avail. 
  While trying to config the application for C++ compiler on Windows 8.1, I encountered the below message. </p>
  
  <pre><code>NPP_SAVE: C:\Users\rolle_000\Desktop\HelloWorld.cpp
  CD: C:\Users\rolle_000\Desktop
  Current directory: C:\Users\rolle_000\Desktop
  Compiled.exe -c -w "HelloWorld.cpp"
  CreateProcess() failed with error code 2:
  The system cannot find the file specified.
  
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  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The C++ basic code, simple to testing only. </p>
  
  <pre><code>// A hello world program in C++
  
  #include&lt;iostream&gt;
  using namespace std;
  
  int main()
  {
      cout &lt;&lt; "Hello World!";
      return 0;
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The NppExec script taken from </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2506400/how-compile-and-run-c-files-from-within-notepad-using-nppexec-plugin">How to compile and run C files from within Notepad++ using NppExec plugin?</a>
  Below embedded mine, script hasn't change much.</p>
  
  <pre><code>NPP_SAVE
  CD $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)
  Compiled.exe -c -w "$(FILE_NAME)"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Pls advice, thank you. </p>