the meLabs u2 programmer ended up here
C:\Program Files (x86)\melabs Programmer\meProg.exe
and I used this parameter string
-pPIC$target-device$ $hex-filename$ -E

to get the code out using pickit2 I downloaded the pic2cmd from melabs and put it here
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\PICkit 2 v2\pk2cmd.exe
with this parameter string
pk2cmd -PPIC$target-device$ -F$hex-filename$ -E -M -J -H4 -R

writes the code in the background without prompts

Don't know why the pickit2 settings didn't work for me but I kind of like the pk2cmd driver better anyway

I love your IDE and so glad to have you shared it as it saved me with my system conflicts