From: "Geo" 

What are exe files associated to?

Geo.

"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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