As I wrote, PSPad initialize WSH engine. It's part of Windows, not part of PSpad. Can you try following? in program settings / system disable scripting support. Delete registry keys run PSpad Are theeses keys created again?
I am sorry, I have new book and still I have no Virtual PC ready to test -- <http://forum.pspad.com/read.php?2,49121,49134> PSPad freeware editor http://www.pspad.com
