From: "Thees Peereboom" 

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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