From: "Thees Peereboom" 

Gary,

It's not Internet explorer but the Windows explorer - the desktop.

- Thees Peereboom

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 07:36:45 -0500, Gary Britt  wrote:

> Thees have you tried running the internet explorer repair tool under
> system
> tools?  Do a reinstall of ie6?
>
> Gary
>
> "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
> news:opshwsvgxa2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>> Geo,
>>
>> I don't think that was the problem - the system was referting to notepad
>> because the 'exe' association was missing. Anyway it's fixed now, the
>> system only hangs when I right-click on an icon, the drwatson hangs and
>> the explorer crashes...
>>
>> - Thees Peereboom
>>
>> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:49:32 -0500, Geo  wrote:
>>
>> > for future reference, open a folder, click on tools/folder
>> options/file
>> > types then look for notepad associated to .exe and delete that one.
>> >
>> > Geo.
>> >
>> > "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
>> > news:opshvwe71m2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>> >> Bob,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks, got it fixed. Opened my editor by clicking on a .txt file,
>> >> entered
>> >> your lines in a .reg file and clicked on it and... voila!
>> >>
>> >> Thanks again.
>> >>
>> >> - Thees Peereboom
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:03:15 -0500, Robert Comer
>> >>  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > You can try renaming to .com as I said for the other
exe, and if
>> that
>> >> > doesn't work, you may be able to do a remote
registry editing from
>> >> > another
>> >> > PC.
>> >> >
>> >> > - Bob Comer
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Thees Peereboom"
 wrote in message
>> >> > news:opshvte5na2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>> >> >> Bob,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks. Problem is how to get those keys into
the registry since
>> >> >> regedit.exe won't werk.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> - Thees Peereboom
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:31:00 -0500, Robert Comer
>> >> >>  wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> Try renaming it to .com, that might get past
your association
>> >> problem.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Anyway, here's the registry entries you have
to be concerned
>> about
>> >> >>> changing -- if .exe's are whacked, probably
others are as well:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command] ="\"%1\"
%*"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\comfile\shell\open\command] ="\"%1\"
%*"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\open\command] ="\"%1\"
%*"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htafile\Shell\Open\Command] ="\"%1\"
%*"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile\shell\open\command] ="\"%1\"
%*"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command]
>> >> >>> ="\"%1\"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> %*"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\comfile\shell\open\command]
>> >> >>> ="\"%1\"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> %*"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\exefile\shell\open\command]
>> >> >>> ="\"%1\"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> %*"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\htafile\Shell\Open\Command]
>> >> >>> ="\"%1\"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> %*"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\piffile\shell\open\command]
>> >> >>> ="\"%1\"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> %*"
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> (Watch for line wrap on the above stuff.)
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> - Bob Comer
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> "Thees Peereboom"
 wrote in message
>> >> >>> news:opshvpotb02hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>> >> >>>> Gary,
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Thanks - I'll look around on the
MSFT-site (BTW - If it's
>> >> >>>> 'associate.exe'
>> >> >>>> I won't be able to start it...)
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> - Thees Peereboom
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:18:32 -0500, Gary Britt
>> >> 
>> >> >>>> wrote:
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>> Thees, I've got a program that came,
I think with the Win2K
>> >> resource
>> >> >>>>> kit
>> >> >>>>> called "associate", its a
command line tool that allows one to
>> > easily
>> >> >>>>> set
>> >> >>>>> up, delete, or change file
associations.  I could email it to
>> you
>> >> if
>> >> >>>>> you
>> >> >>>>> don't have a copy of the Win2K
resource kit available
>> somewhere.
>> >> >>>>> Haven't
>> >> >>>>> ever tried it on XP, but it works
with Win2K and Win 98.  You
>> >> might
>> >> >>>>> even
>> >> >>>>> be
>> >> >>>>> able to download it free from microsoft.com.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> Gary
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> "Thees Peereboom"
 wrote in message
>> >> >>>>> news:opshvndddb2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>> >> >>>>>> All,
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> Somehow my desktop crashed and
now I can't start .exe file any
>> >> >>>>>> onger  -
>> >> >>>>>> every time I try to start an
application, it opens with
>> >> notepad...
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> I've had this before and know
that I should be able to
>> register
>> > .exe
>> >> >>>>>> again, but don't know how. Some
guidance would really be
>> >> >>>>>> appreciated.
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> - Thees Peereboom
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
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