exe in path directory, "command not found"

[WyntrHeart]

I've added /cygdrive/c/program\ files/notepad++ to my path in .bash_profile, double checking with echo to make sure that the directory is in the path. But when I type "notepad++.exe" or "notepad++" I get "bash: notepad++: command not found". I did restart the terminal before testing to make sure that .bash_profile was loaded and path was updated. Is there something I'm doing wrong here or is this a bug?