From: "Thees Peereboom" 

Gary,

I see. I will take a closer look at this - must have some implication with
Dr. Watson, too since this also crashes...

- Thees Peereboom

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:38:29 -0500, Gary Britt  wrote:

> I know but the shell integration of IE can cause odd non-internet
> behavior
> when the IE setup gets fouled up.  I've fixed several problems over the
> years that had to do with some window not looking right, opening right,
> do
> something right by using internet explorer repair tool.  In one case I
> had
> to use a program called ieradicator to wipe out ie on the machine so a
> good
> full reinstall of ie6 could happen.  Fixed the problems.  I wouldn't
> necessarily rule out that some IE's shell integration could be partially
> or
> totally to blame here.
>
> Gary
>
> "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
> news:opshxnd1ap2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>> 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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