Notepad++ (this is not Notepad2) It has the following basics: Syntax Highlighting, Programming Language Selection and Line Numbering (most important for debugging). It has some more features but you won't see 10 000 buttons, toolbars and help text.
It will also run programs from within the app if you are writing in an programs.

Dreamweaver is extremely heavy to use for regular page editing. It uses far too many system resources on Windows Boxes for what I need it for. I can use Notepad ++ and HTML-Kit on my PIII 600 with 128 MB SD-RAM and they run faster than Dreamweaver on my K7 1700XP with 700+MB RAM. It is like using a chainsaw to slice a loaf of bread - it will work - but it is way too much for the results.

BTW Dreamweaver is $200+ and the other editors are either Open Source or Freeware.

Jay
Developer/Consultant